From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 23:07:52 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07B641065675 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:07:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bill@shakespeare-nyc.com) Received: from mx1.triple8.net (mx1.triple8.net [208.80.181.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF4998FC14 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:07:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bill@shakespeare-nyc.com) Received: from static-64-115-169-50.isp.broadviewnet.net [64.115.169.50] by mx1.triple8.net with SMTP; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:52:44 -0800 Message-ID: <4942EB33.5080504@shakespeare-nyc.com> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:52:35 -0500 From: Bill Kurland User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: doc@FreeBSD.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: errata? 3.3.1 Symbolic Permissions X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:07:52 -0000 I don't know if this is the proper way to advise you of possible errors in the documentation, but ... > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/permissions.html 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 group and "world" write permission on /FILE/, then it adds the execute permissions for everyone: ^^^^^ % chmod go-w,a+x /FILE Should not this read "other" ? / -- Bill Kurland Shakespeare & Co 137 E 23 Street New York, NY 10010 212-505-2021 -- The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter --it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. - Mark Twain Letter to George Bainton, 10/15/1888