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authorJim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>2008-04-02 22:26:45 +0200
committerJim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>2008-10-23 14:18:25 +0200
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ls: use '.' (not +) as SELinux-only alt. access flag in ls -l output
* src/ls.c (gobble_file) [long_format]: Map SELinux-only to '.', any other nonempty combination of MAC and ACL to '+', and all else to the usual ' '. Suggested by Michael Stone. * tests/misc/selinux: Adapt: expect '.', not '+'. * doc/coreutils.texi (What information is listed): Document this. * NEWS (Changes in behavior): Mention it.
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@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
stat -f recognizes the Lustre file system type
+** Changes in behavior
+
+ ls -l now marks SELinux-only files with the less obtrusive '.',
+ rather than '+'. A file with any other combination of MAC and ACL
+ is still marked with a '+'.
+
* Noteworthy changes in release 7.0 (2008-10-05) [beta]