---
name: "CURLOPT_NEW_FILE_PERMS"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "curl"
version: "8.23.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CURLOPT_NEW_FILE_PERMS"
---

# CURLOPT\_NEW\_FILE\_PERMS(3)

permissions for remotely created files

## NAME

CURLOPT\_NEW\_FILE\_PERMS - permissions for remotely created files

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

Pass a long as a parameter, containing the value of the permissions that are set on newly created files on the remote server. The default value is *0644*. The only protocols that can use this are *sftp://*, *scp://*, and *file://*.

## DEFAULT

0644

## PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects file, scp and sftp

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode result;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "sftp://upload.example.com/file.txt");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NEW_FILE_PERMS, 0664L);
    result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.16.4

## RETURN VALUE

*[curl\_easy\_setopt(3)](/curl_easy_setopt/3.md)* returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

CURLE\_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see *[libcurl-errors(3)](/libcurl-errors/3.md)*.

## SEE ALSO

[**CURLOPT\_NEW\_DIRECTORY\_PERMS**(3)](/CURLOPT_NEW_DIRECTORY_PERMS/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_UPLOAD**(3)](/CURLOPT_UPLOAD/3.md)