Subject: Re: 24.0.50; Explain in manual(s) Dired/ls permissions listing on Windows

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:12:44 +0200

"Drew Adams" <[email-masked]> writes:

> Some explanation should be given about permissions.  I'm using FAT32,
> for instance, and I see `x' for all directories and for no files.
> `chmod' with `+x' or `-x' has no effect, and with no message.  No doubt
> this is due to Windows not supporting this.  But that should be
> explained - documented.

Isn't explaining how file permissions on various file systems kinda
beyond the scope of the Emacs manual?

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