---
name: "CURLOPT_NEW_DIRECTORY_PERMS"
section: "3"
platform: "macos"
package: "curl"
version: "166.0.0.0.1"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CURLOPT_NEW_DIRECTORY_PERMS"
---

# CURLOPT\_NEW\_DIRECTORY\_PERMS(3)

permissions for remotely created directories

## NAME

CURLOPT\_NEW\_DIRECTORY\_PERMS - permissions for remotely created directories

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_NEW_DIRECTORY_PERMS,
                          long mode);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Pass a long as a parameter, containing the value of the permissions that is set on newly created directories on the remote server. The default value is *0755*, but any valid value can be used. The only protocols that can use this are *sftp://*, *scp://*, and *file://*.

## DEFAULT

0755

## PROTOCOLS

SFTP, SCP and FILE

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode ret;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL,
                     "sftp://upload.example.com/newdir/file.zip");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FTP_CREATE_MISSING_DIRS, 1L);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NEW_DIRECTORY_PERMS, 0644L);
    ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.16.4

## RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE\_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE\_UNKNOWN\_OPTION if not.

## SEE ALSO

[**CURLOPT\_FTP\_CREATE\_MISSING\_DIRS**(3)](/CURLOPT_FTP_CREATE_MISSING_DIRS/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_NEW\_FILE\_PERMS**(3)](/CURLOPT_NEW_FILE_PERMS/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_UPLOAD**(3)](/CURLOPT_UPLOAD/3.md)