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authorPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2006-07-22 23:42:19 +0000
committerPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2006-07-22 23:42:19 +0000
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(Mode Structure): The restricted deletion flag
restricts only unprivileged users.
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+2006-07-22 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+ * coreutils.texi (What information is listed): Clarify that the
+ restricted deletion flag is another name for the sticky bit.
+ * perm.texi (Mode Structure): The restricted deletion flag
+ restricts only unprivileged users.
+
2006-07-16 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
* coreutils.texi: Change GNU to @acronym{GNU} in a few places.
diff --git a/doc/perm.texi b/doc/perm.texi
index 6235a745d..2b3d2d573 100644
--- a/doc/perm.texi
+++ b/doc/perm.texi
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ subdirectories.
@cindex swap space, saving text image in
@cindex text image, saving in swap space
@cindex restricted deletion flag
-Prevent users from removing or renaming a file in a directory
+Prevent unprivileged users from removing or renaming a file in a directory
unless they own the file or the directory; this is called the
@dfn{restricted deletion flag} for the directory.
For regular files on some systems, save the program's text image on the