- prototype in io.h, also include dos.h - if func = 0, returns access mode of file - if func = 1, sets access mode of file - attrib can be one of the following: Turbo C MSC FA_RDONLY _A_RDONLY FA_HIDDEN _A_HIDDEN FA_SYSTEM _A_SYSTEM - if func = 1, returns 0 if OK -1 with errno set to ENOENT or EACCES - if func = 0, returns MSDOS attribute