Mario Lombardo wrote: > In the last triplet, a capital "T" isn't discussed on the man page. I know > it's sticky, but it means something different from drwxrwxrwt. Where can I > get more info on this? I'd like to learn.
It actually means exactly the same thing there, it is still the sticky bit. But the difference is whether it is an executable file or a directory. That difference means something. If you see 'T' then the execute bit is not set. Very unusual. That is probably not what is wanted. Same for the suid and sgid bits and mode bit 'S'. x is x x+t is t t by itself is T One place where 't' it is very important is on directories. /tmp is a prime example. In the context of a directory it means that only the owner or the superuser can make changes. This is needed for security reasons. On directories this prevents users from removing or renaming a file unless they own the file or directory. Shared writable areas like /tmp need this. Bob _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
