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Re: possible new feature for chmod
From: |
Alfred M. Szmidt |
Subject: |
Re: possible new feature for chmod |
Date: |
Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:56:27 +0200 |
Because the same syntax is used in other places, e.g.:
install -m %-rw-rw-r-- file directory
mkdir -m %drwxr-xr-x directory
and similarly for mkfifo and mknod.
Cool, I didn't know this.
If you don't like '%', perhaps you'd prefer '@'? That might be a
little clearer.
Since install, mkdir, mkfifo and mknod already use the above syntax,
then I think its better to stay consitent with them and use the same
for chmod. As for which one is clearer, no opinion there since I
thought that the whole "%MODE" thing was just something new.