Have you read the man page for ls? The -d option is described quite concisely.
This link, https://www.both.org/?p=7999, will take you to a page on my web site that describes file permissions. That link will not be active until 01:01EDT USA tomorrow morning, Saturday October 12. You'll get an error before that time. I hope this helps. -- ********************************************************* David P. Both, RHCE He/Him/His ********************************************************* www.both.org - My personal web site www.Linux-Databook.info - Home of the DataBook for Linux DataBook is a Registered Trademark of David Both ********************************************************* The value of any software lies in its usefulness not in its price. — Linus Torvalds ********************************************************* On Fri, 11 Oct 2024, Anselm Schüler wrote:
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 06:21:53 From: Anselm Schüler <m...@anselmschueler.com> To: coreutils@gnu.org Subject: Precise format of symbolic permissions Hi! Is there documentation on the precise format of symbolic permissions shown by ls and stat? The documentation for ls isn't very precise and I've seen ls print things this doesn't explain*, and the stat documentation says the format is "similar to" ls -ld, and I can't even find what -d does with ls. *that ls might've not been coreutils actually, now that I think about it. still a bit imprecise Is there a full description? Or is the only option to read the source? Anselm Schüler
