GNU bug report logs - #28735
doc: test: add "by the current user" in -r/-w/-x tests

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 00:58:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: say "by the current user"
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2017 03:25:54 +0800

On (info "(coreutils) Access permission tests")
don't say
‘-r FILE’
     True if FILE exists and read permission is granted.

‘-w FILE’
     True if FILE exists and write permission is granted.

‘-x FILE’
     True if FILE exists and execute permission is granted (or search
     permission, if it is a directory).

Say ... "is X-able by the current user."
Same on the ls man page.

Else you are not being clear if this is just testing if a certain bit
has been set, vs. something to do with the current user vs. the file owner!
Severity set to 'wishlist' from 'normal' Request was from Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 30 Oct 2018 01:29:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Changed bug title to 'doc: test: add "by the current user" in -r/-w/-x tests' from 'say "by the current user"' Request was from Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 30 Oct 2018 01:29:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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