[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I've read about 10 pages on unix permissions. > > So far I've learned that a directory is a file with a listing of > subdirectories and files. And the d in drwxr-xr-x indicates the file is a > directory. And if it begins with -, it's a file -rwxr-xr-x. Also the - > separates permissions of the Owner - Group - World.
The - indicates that that permission is turned off, an r, w or x means it is turned on. > r = read w=write x=execute. Pretty simple. > > What I don't understand is the r listed twice in the Owner section. None of > the pages I've read explain this or I missed it somewhere. You must have misread something. Each owner, group and world field has only one each of r, w and x. John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
