Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 13:50:13 GMT From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/84265: chmod(1) manpage omits implication of setting w on directory Message-ID: <200507311350.j6VDoDdx029054@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/84265; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: garys@opusnet.com Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/84265: chmod(1) manpage omits implication of setting w on directory Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 14:44:38 +0100 On 29 Jul 2005, at 02:57, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > I'd also add the following paragraph to the chmod(1) and chgrp(1) > manpages, but I'll wait for approval before making patches. > > The group of a directory will be assigned to files newly created > (eg, by > or an editor, but not by mv or cp) within it, despite the > owner or group of the creator. A reference to touch(1) rather than '>' reads better here, I think. Also, the reference to "owner" should be "user id", as the creator of the file probably doesn't have an owner ;) > --- /pr/work/chmod..orig.1 Wed Jul 27 18:05:44 2005 > +++ /pr/work/chmod.1 Wed Jul 27 18:14:08 2005 > @@ -276,6 +276,16 @@ > ``o'' by itself), in combination with the > .Ar perm > symbols ``s'' or ``t'', are ignored. > +.Pp > +Setting the write permission on a directory will enable files to be > +moved into or copied into or created in the directory. Files > +created in the directory (eg, by > +.Nm > Here too. > +or an editor, but not by > +.Nm mv > +or > +.Nm cp ) > +will be assigned the group of the directory. "Group id" (or similar) wins over "group" here for me, too. Ceri -- Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Einstein (attrib.)
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