This local file is then opened, and the corresponding handle is returned to the caller. If the file is being opened for modification, a dirty bit of the VNodeFile is set. A VNodeFile corresponding to the filename-URL might have already existed in a VNode cache. The dir-handle is supposed to be a VHandle of a VNodeDir . The VNodeDir-handle is supposed to be a VHandle of a VNodeDir , which is thus closed.
All numbers are in decimal notation, except mode which is octal.
The meaning of the numbers is the same as that of the corresponding fields in a stat structure. See also a stat entry in Perl documentation. Indeed, should the file get altered, at least its modification timestamp will change.