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chmod to +w is not defaulting to ALL target in Debian 11.3

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From: Corey H <user9de1d <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: chmod to +w is not defaulting to ALL target in Debian 11.3
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 17:51:37 +0000

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in Debian 8.32-4+b1 (Debian 11.3) chmod +w isn't working right.

sudo mkdir /etc/whatever
sudo touch /etc/whatever/whatever.conf
sudo chmod +w /etc/whatever/whatever.conf #doesn't work
sudo chmod a+w /etc/whatever/whatever.conf #does work
#in
man chmod
# it states "If none of these are given, the effect is as if (a) were given"
# so in conclusion the `sudo chmod +w /etc/whatever/whatever.conf` should
work

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