> Timothy <tecos...@gmail.com> writes: > I would just accept two formats, both being strings with either "o400" > (or perhaps "#o400") and "u+rwx" symbolic form and anything else > generates an error (a hard error, not a warning i.e. stop processing, > don't tangle).
+1. (i'm neutral w.r.t. "o400" vs. "#o400".) cheers, Greg