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2012-01-27maint: use single copyright year rangeJim Meyering
Run "make update-copyright".
2012-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesJim Meyering
Run "make update-copyright".
2011-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesJim Meyering
Run "make update-copyright".
2010-01-01maint: update all FSF copyright year lists to include 2010Jim Meyering
Use this command: git ls-files | grep -v COPYING \ | xargs env UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS=1 \ build-aux/update-copyright
2009-06-23maint: update all Copyright year lists to include 2009Jim Meyering
2008-11-11Update references to GFDL: 1.2 -> 1.3Jim Meyering
* doc/coreutils.texi: Likewise. * doc/perm.texi: Likewise. * old/fileutils/NEWS: Likewise. * old/sh-utils/NEWS: Likewise. * old/textutils/NEWS: Likewise.
2006-11-28* perm.texi (Mode Structure): Fix typo: s/setgid/setuid/.Jim Meyering
Reported by Georg Neis as Debian bug 400778.
2006-08-17Add/fix copyright notices and adjust to latest GNU FDL.Paul Eggert
2006-07-28(Changing Special Mode Bits): Clarify u+s versusPaul Eggert
a+s versus +s, and likewise for g+s. (Numeric Modes): Bring back example of 0055 == 55. 4755 no longer clears setgid bit on directories. (Directory Setuid and Setgid): Numeric modes now affect setuid and setgid on directories only if they set these bits. This is so that leading 0 has no effect on numeric modes.
2006-07-25(Directory Setuid and Setgid): Explain that this is aPaul Eggert
GNU extension, and that other systems behave differently here.
2006-07-23(Mode Structure, Symbolic Modes, Numeric Modes): Be more carefulPaul Eggert
about distinguishing file mode bits from permissions bits, and about execute versus search permission. The FreeBSD command is chflags, not chrflags.
2006-07-22(Mode Structure): The restricted deletion flagPaul Eggert
restricts only unprivileged users.
2006-07-17(Mode Structure): Modernize the explanation of thePaul Eggert
setuid and setgid bits on directories. (Changing Special Mode Bits): Mention that a implies both u and g for s. Cross reference to new node. (Numeric Modes): Don't claim that 0055 is the same as 55; this isn't true any more. Mention new node. 4755 is now like u=rwxs,go=rx,g-s, not like u=rwxs,go=rx. (Directory Setuid and Setgid): New node.
2006-01-02Fix typo in previous change.Paul Eggert
2006-01-02Clarify file mode bits versus file permission bits.Paul Eggert
2005-11-13(Mode Structure): Capitalize two sentences in anJim Meyering
enumerated list and fix a typo. From Aaron Hawley.
2005-04-28(Mode Structure, Changing Special Permissions):Paul Eggert
(Conditional Executability, Numeric Modes): These days the sticky bit is more often uses as the restricted deletion flag, so modernize the discussion about this. (Mode Structure): Linux/GNU -> GNU/Linux. (Symbolic Modes): Don't imply that "+ur" or "u" is valid. (Setting Permissions): Don't imply that "+t" is invalid. Use "rwx" rather than the less-common "rxw" in an example. (Copying Permissions): Say that ugo is a replacement for a string of the other letters. Add spaces around examples. Use "set-user-ID" rather than "set user ID" to avoid ambiguity. Use "+t" rather than "o+t", since POSIX doesn't specify the latter. Mention which combinations are portable and which are GNU. (Numeric Modes): Don't imply they aren't portable; they are nowadays.
2004-06-30Standardize on "file system" ratherJim Meyering
than "filesystem", as POSIX prefers it with a space.
2003-02-08(Mode Structure): Mention filesystem-specificJim Meyering
permissions and that mounting a filesystem as read-only may override actual file permissions. Use @command instead of @code for program names.
2001-05-11s/restriction deletion flagJim Meyering
/restricted deletion flag/
2001-01-07s/can not/cannot/Jim Meyering
2000-12-30append-only directories -> restricted deletion flag,Jim Meyering
which is the term that POSIX d5 uses for this notion.
2000-09-16(Changing Special Permissions): Remove this statement:Jim Meyering
`a' in the USERS part of a symbolic mode does not cause the special permissions to be affected... It doesn't reflect what the code does and isn't required by POSIX. Reported by aldomel@ix.netcom.com via Mike Stone.
2000-06-08(Multiple Changes): Fix typo.Jim Meyering
1999-04-26Don't assume traditional Unix mode numbering.Jim Meyering
1996-05-10.Jim Meyering
1994-10-20.Jim Meyering
1994-10-15.Jim Meyering