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chmod - new feature - restore default mode regarding the umask value

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From: Julien Blitte <julien.blitte <at> gmail.com>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 11043 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11043: chmod - new feature - restore default mode regarding the umask value
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:54:50 +0100

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Hello,

You are right.
To be exact, it's the same as "chmod a=,-s,+rwX FILES" (to handle
directories SGID and SUID also).
Then, these patchs are not usefull, but yes, a few lines more - with this
example - in documentation would help some guys like me.

Thanks,
Julien


Le 19 mars 2012 15:56, Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> a écrit :

> Isn't the proposed "chmod --umask FILES" almost the
> same as "chmod a=,+rwX FILES"?  If so, perhaps all we need
> to do is to update the documentation to mention this
> already-standardized solution to a common problem.
>

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