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Diffstat (limited to 'bin/chmod/chmod.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | bin/chmod/chmod.1 | 14 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/bin/chmod/chmod.1 b/bin/chmod/chmod.1 index b24a82dabd35..d5ead272774f 100644 --- a/bin/chmod/chmod.1 +++ b/bin/chmod/chmod.1 @@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ rather than the file that the link points to. .It Fl v Cause .Nm -to be verbose, showing filenames as the mode is modified. If the +to be verbose, showing filenames as the mode is modified. +If the .Fl v flag is specified more than once, the old and new modes of the file will also be printed, in both octal and symbolic notation. @@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ and the option to .Xr mount 8 . .It Li 2000 -(the set-group-ID-on-execution bit) Executable files with this bit set +(the set-group-ID-on-execution bit) Executable files with this bit set will run with effective gid set to the gid of the file owner. .It Li 1000 (the sticky bit) @@ -139,21 +140,24 @@ Allow read by owner. .It Li 0200 Allow write by owner. .It Li 0100 -For files, allow execution by owner. For directories, allow the owner to +For files, allow execution by owner. +For directories, allow the owner to search in the directory. .It Li 0040 Allow read by group members. .It Li 0020 Allow write by group members. .It Li 0010 -For files, allow execution by group members. For directories, allow +For files, allow execution by group members. +For directories, allow group members to search in the directory. .It Li 0004 Allow read by others. .It Li 0002 Allow write by others. .It Li 0001 -For files, allow execution by others. For directories allow others to +For files, allow execution by others. +For directories allow others to search in the directory. .El .Pp |