Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 05:03:02 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Remko Lodder <remko@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Found a mistake Message-ID: <20050425020302.GA8526@gothmog.gr> In-Reply-To: <426AD28A.4080704@FreeBSD.org> References: <426AD1C1.8070506@bigfoot.com> <426AD28A.4080704@FreeBSD.org>
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On 2005-04-24 00:56, Remko Lodder <remko@freebsd.org> wrote: > S.L.L. Tan wrote: > >In section 3.3.1 on this page: > >http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/permissions.html > >The last paragraph says: > >"A comma separated list can be provided when more than one set of > >changes to a file must be made. For example the following command will > >remove the groups and ``world'' write permission on FILE, then it adds > >the execute permissions for everyone: > > > >% chmod go-w,a+x FILE > >" > >The command does not do what the text says. The text says "world" but > >the command is for "Other". > > Other also stands for "world". If you are not the owner of the file, > nor are in the group, the other permissions (aka world) are right for > you. > > So the command does what is says it does imo. I sort of agree that the description of the command could probably use a bit of rewording though. Perhaps something like this? : For example the following command removes the write : permission from everyone except the user who owns the file : (``group'' and ``other'' modifiers of the ``-w'' flag) and : then add execute permission for everyone (``all'' modified : for the ``+x'' flag). : : % chmod go-w,a+x FILE
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