--- a/packages/io/fileio/current/src/file.cxx
+++ b/packages/io/fileio/current/src/file.cxx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 //
 // Author(s):           nickg
 // Contributors:        nickg
+// Contributors:        rutger at cs dot vu dot nl: chmod()
 // Date:                2000-05-25
 // Purpose:             Fileio file operations
 // Description:         These are the functions that operate on files as a whole,
@@ -901,5 +902,19 @@ extern int 	access(const char *path, int
     FILEIO_RETURN(ret);
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+// chmod
+
+__externC int chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    FILEIO_ENTRY();
+
+    ret = cyg_fs_setinfo(path, FS_INFO_CHMOD, &mode, sizeof(mode));
+
+    FILEIO_RETURN(ret);
+}
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // EOF file.cxx