inotail.c: typdef mode_t

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/inotail.c b/inotail.c
index 74928f9..9142d11 100644
--- a/inotail.c
+++ b/inotail.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static ssize_t tail_pipe(struct file_struct *f)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int tail_file(struct file_struct *f, unsigned long n_units, char mode, char forever)
+static int tail_file(struct file_struct *f, unsigned long n_units, mode_t mode, char forever)
 {
 	ssize_t bytes_read = 0;
 	off_t offset = 0;
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int i, c, ret = 0;
 	int n_files;
 	unsigned long n_units = DEFAULT_N_LINES;
-	char forever = 0, mode = M_LINES;
+	mode_t mode = M_LINES;
+	char forever = 0;
 	char **filenames;
 	struct file_struct *files = NULL;
 
diff --git a/inotail.h b/inotail.h
index c95c4f8..aa2a0fa 100644
--- a/inotail.h
+++ b/inotail.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_N_LINES 10
 
 /* tail modes */
-enum { M_LINES, M_BYTES };
+typedef enum { M_LINES, M_BYTES } mode_t;
 
 /* Every tailed file is represented as a file_struct */
 struct file_struct {