GNU bug report logs - #5826
[feature] chmod +S to setgid directories alike +X

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Michał Górny <gentoo <at> mgorny.alt.pl>

Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 11:28:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Michał Górny <gentoo <at> mgorny.alt.pl>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: [feature] chmod +S to setgid directories alike +X
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 13:04:25 +0200

Hello,

I would really appreciate if chmod supported setting setgid permissions
on directories (and files already having such) recursively, much like
'+X' does set executable permission. To match the '+X' one, I suggest
using '+S' for that.

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny

<http://mgorny.alt.pl>
<xmpp:mgorny <at> jabber.ru>
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