At 1:38 PM -0800 1/19/06, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote: >perlport says: > >C<-r>, C<-w>, C<-x>, and C<-o> tell whether the file is accessible, >which may not reflect UIC-based file protections. (VMS) > >but I'm not sure what it means by accessible there.
If, for example, I have elevated privileges that give me the ability to write to a file even though the write bit is not set, -w returns true. Or if an executable program has all the execute permission bits turned off but has an access control entry explicitly allowing execute access to the holders of a particular identifier, and my account has been granted that identifier, then -x returns true. To make a long story short, it's a true "can do" check rather than a mere test of file protection bits. -- ________________________________________ Craig A. Berry mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "... getting out of a sonnet is much more difficult than getting in." Brad Leithauser
