GNU bug report logs - #9594
doc: expand 27.3 Numeric modes (File permissions)

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Filipus Klutiero <chealer <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:35:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.3

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 9594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: Filipus Klutiero <chealer <at> gmail.com>, 9594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9594: 27.3 Numeric modes (File permissions): Special mode
 bits assume file is regular
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:07:53 -0600

close 9594
retitle 9594 doc: expand 27.3 Numeric modes (File permissions)
stop

(triaging old bugs)

Hello,

On 25/09/11 07:57 AM, Filipus Klutiero wrote:
> Le 2011-09-25 00:11, Paul Eggert a écrit :
>> On 09/24/11 14:33, Filipus Klutiero wrote:
>>
>>> These correspondences assume that the file is a regular file.
>> Not really: for example, the phrase "execute/search"
>> refers to execution (for regular files) and search
>> (for directories), and "Restricted deletion flag or sticky bit"
>> is talking about directories (for deletion) and regular
>> files (for sticky bit).
> Sorry if the body didn't specify, but I was only referring to special 
> mode bits. And indeed, one of them is OK.

With no further correspondence in 7 years, I'm closing this bug.
Discussion can continue by replying to this thread.

regards,
 - assaf
This bug report was last modified 6 years and 267 days ago.

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