Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 22:20:43 +0100 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Jim Dennis <jimd@mistery.mcafee.com> Cc: Nitemaster <cyborg1@mail.pernet.net>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: chmod Message-ID: <4140.830380843@palmer.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 23 Apr 1996 17:25:59 PDT." <199604240025.RAA00909@mistery.mcafee.com>
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Jim Dennis wrote in message ID <199604240025.RAA00909@mistery.mcafee.com>: > > > > What numbers should I use for this - chmod o+w filename? > o+w *adds* the write permission -- chmod with a > numeric *sets* the permission. Thus (given): > -r--r--r-- 1 jimd users 1024 Apr 9 14:29 foo > The command 'chmod o+x foo' would result in: > -rw-r--r-- 1 jimd users 1024 Apr 9 14:29 foo That should be: -rw-r--r-x 1 jimd users 1024 Apr 9 14:29 foo surely? Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD - Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info.
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