On Sat, Dec 21, 2002 at 12:36:36AM +1100, Andrew Cutler wrote: > I realise that now, but why does chown not ignore the match since most > other commands simply return? > . is a directory -- ignored > .. is a directory -- ignored > > This inconsistency is not logical. > It is not inconsistent, the -R flag has told it to wend it's way through the directory hierarchy. And chown unadorned can change the ownerships of a directory as well. Maybe you want a flag that own recurses down the hierarchy and not up it ... ?
Anyway the behaviour is consistent with other system commands that take a recursion flag (cp for example). Remember, sympathy is not abundant when mistakes are made as root .. since we have all been there .. :) or :( .. depending on your point of view. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
