[ale] The "ls" command

[Jerald Sheets]

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).

Am I mistaken on that naming convention?

--Jerald 

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Geoffrey
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 5:25 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] The "ls" command

Drag0n wrote:
> Sticky
>    When  the sticky bit is set on a directory, files in that directory may
>       be unlinked or renamed only by root or their owner.  Without the 
> sticky
>       bit,  anyone able to write to the directory can delete or rename 
> files.
>       The sticky bit is commonly found on directories, such as /tmp, 
> that are
>       world-writable.
> 
> Directly from
> man chmod

Might check that again, sticky bit is 't' as is likely seen on your /tmp

Sticky bit is a perm indicator whereas the first character of the perms is
file type.  's' would be a socket

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