[ale] The "ls" command

[Jerald Sheets]

Ah.

I've called that "sticky" for almost 15 years.

Learn something every day.

--J 

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Geoffrey
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 5:45 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] The "ls" command

Jerald Sheets wrote:
> Now, correct me if I'm wrong, Geoff, but "s" is a socket when only in 
> the filetype column.  When in one of the other columns, it's a "sticky"
bit.
> (i.e. chmod 4755, or chmod 2755).

You are correct that s is a socket only in the filetype column, but s in the
perms column is set uid.

> Am I mistaken on that naming convention?

man chmod:

The letters `rwxXstugo' select the new  permissions  for  the  affected
users:  read  (r),  write (w), execute (or access for directories) (x),
execute only if the file is a directory or already has execute  permis- sion
for  some user (X), set user or group ID on execution (s), sticky (t), the
permissions granted to the user who owns  the  file  (u),  the permissions
granted to other users who are members of the file's group (g), and the
permissions granted to users that are in  neither  of  the two preceding
categories (o).

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Until later, Geoffrey
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