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# s_ischr

True if a stat-mode value names a character-special device.

## Synopsis

```perl
my $mode = (stat "/dev/tty")[2];
print "char device\n" if S_ISCHR($mode);
```

Returns `1` when `$mode & S_IFMT == S_IFCHR`, `0` otherwise. With
no argument, returns `0`.