Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: coreutils > Version: 5.96-5 > Tags: patch > > An Ubuntu user reported[1] that the manpage for chmod isn't quite > correct about the meaning of the sticky bit. We have applied the > change below to our coreutils package, as > debian/patches/98_fix_chmod_manpage. > > Our apologies for not passing this report on to you earlier. > > Thanks, > Ian. > > [1] https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/24896
Thanks for the report. I've fixed it upstream with slightly different wording: Index: man/chmod.x =================================================================== RCS file: /fetish/cu/man/chmod.x,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -p -u -r1.5 -r1.6 --- man/chmod.x 6 Mar 2006 15:27:50 -0000 1.5 +++ man/chmod.x 5 Jul 2006 10:03:55 -0000 1.6 @@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ systems, and the Linux kernel ignores th kernels may use the sticky bit on files for system-defined purposes. On some systems, only the superuser can set the sticky bit on files. .SH STICKY DIRECTORIES -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. +When the sticky bit is set on a directory, a file in that directory may +be unlinked or renamed only by the directory owner, the file owner, or root. +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. .SH OPTIONS [SEE ALSO] chmod(2) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
