Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:20:25 GMT From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/84268: chmod(1) manpage's BUGS entry is either wrong or too cryptic Message-ID: <200508012220.j71MKPju007825@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/84268; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys@opusnet.com> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/84268: chmod(1) manpage's BUGS entry is either wrong or too cryptic Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 23:14:09 +0100 On 31 Jul 2005, at 15:30, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> writes: > > >> Failing that, it means 'S' and 'T'. >> > > Then the BUG entry doesn't say what it means and will waste people's > time trying to figure out what it does mean. I agree. > I still think the BUGS section should be removed. I agree. > Or I can make a new patch with: > > There is no "perm" option which sets the sticky bit and also unsets > the execute/search bit, and vice-versa, depending upon the "op" > value. The same applies to each of the setuid and setgid bits. > > There once was a man from Nantucket... > > I sure don't see that as a BUG; just a (good) design decision. I agree. Anyone disagree? (You have two days to say so). 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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