Browse - Programming Tips - How can I make a file or folder world readable?Date: 2017jan19 OS: Android Keywords: directory Q. How can I make a file or folder world readable? A. At or after OS Level 9 use setReadable:boolean makeWorldReadable(final String filename) { File f = new File(filename); return f.setReadable(true, false); }Before OS Level 9, use chmod:boolean chmod(final String file, final int mode) { final String strMode = String.format("%o", mode); boolean result = false; try { Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("chmod " + strMode + " " + file); result = true; } catch (IOException e) { result = false; } return result; }Example use for a file:chmod("myfile.txt", 0666);Example use for a folder:chmod("myfolder", 0777); Add a commentSign in to add a comment![]()
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