Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:52:48 -0700 From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> To: Yar Tikhiy <yar@freebsd.org> Cc: audit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mkdir(1) on "-p" Message-ID: <20010628215248.5D8A93E2F@bazooka.unixfreak.org> In-Reply-To: <20010628131652.A46436@comp.chem.msu.su>; from yar@freebsd.org on "Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:16:53 %2B0400"
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Yar Tikhiy <yar@freebsd.org> writes:
> Hi there,
>
> The FreeBSD mkdir(1) manpage appears not to say a single word on
> what happens if the "-p" option is specified to mkdir and a final
> directory exists. The fix follows. Please review it for possible
> grammar/style slips.
>
> --
> Yar
>
> Index: mkdir.1
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/bin/mkdir/mkdir.1,v
> retrieving revision 1.13
> diff -u -r1.13 mkdir.1
> --- mkdir.1 2000/11/20 11:39:38 1.13
> +++ mkdir.1 2001/06/27 17:50:13
> @@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
> Create intermediate directories as required.
> If this option is not specified, the full path prefix of each
> operand must already exist.
> +On the other hand, with this option specified, no error will
> +be reported if a directory given as an operand already exists.
> Intermediate directories are created with permission bits of
> .Li rwxrwxrwx (\&0777)
> as modified by the current umask, plus write and search
> @@ -81,7 +83,8 @@
> Be verbose when creating directories, listing them as they are created.
> .El
> .Pp
> -The user must have write permission in the parent directory.
> +The user must have write permission on the parent directory
^^^^
Perhaps "to" would be better?
Other than that, looks okay.
Dima Dorfman
dima@unixfreak.org
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