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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 86c9e8aa4..af0a88ceb 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -5719,9 +5719,14 @@ Otherwise. @end table Following the permission bits is a single character that specifies -whether an alternate access method applies to the file. When that -character is a space, there is no alternate access method. When it -is a printing character (e.g., @samp{+}), then there is such a method. +whether an alternate access method such as an access control list +applies to the file. When the character following the permissions is a +space, there is no alternate access method. When it is a printing +character, then there is such a method. + +For a file with an extended access control list, a @samp{+} character is +listed. Basic access control lists are equivalent to the permissions +listed, and are not considered an alternate access method. @item -n @itemx --numeric-uid-gid @@ -6558,7 +6563,7 @@ of one or more of the following strings: @table @samp @itemx mode -Preserve the permission attributes. +Preserve the permission attributes, including access control lists. @itemx ownership Preserve the owner and group. On most modern systems, only the super-user may change the owner of a file, and regular users @@ -6574,7 +6579,6 @@ any links between corresponding source files. @itemx all Preserve all file attributes. Equivalent to specifying all of the above. -@c Mention ACLs here. @end table Using @option{--preserve} with no @var{attribute_list} is equivalent |