Archaic wrote these words on 04/15/06 20:21 CST: > On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 08:03:39PM -0500, Randy McMurchy wrote: >> And, BTW, mkdir -p is wrong. The install command with a -mXXX >> parameter is a much, much better example of how to do things >> correctly. > > You cannot possibly justify or quantify that in this context.
We'll just have to A2D on this one. I will never be convinced that using mkdir is better than install, if install can do it. Install is simply the better tool. It can do anything mkdir can do, but do it safer and more secure. There is simply no reason not to use a tool (albeit the syntax may be a bit more) that does things in a foolproof way, instead of using a way that may promote an insecure environment. It is a no-brainer. -- Randy rmlscsi: [bogomips 1003.28] [GNU ld version 2.16.1] [gcc (GCC) 4.0.3] [GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.6] [Linux 2.6.14.3 i686] 20:30:00 up 21 days, 8:07, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.05, 0.05 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
