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Re: possible new feature for chmod


From: Alfred M. Szmidt
Subject: Re: possible new feature for chmod
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 09:25:19 +0200

   Why not fix these problems by disambiguating the syntax?  You can put
   a new character in front of the new-format mode strings.  E.g.,

     chmod %-rw-rw-r-- file

Why not fix it with a seperate option instead (which this basicly is)?
Say, --human-readable (maybe a short option could be in order) to stay
in sync with the other utilities.

  chmod --human-readable=HMODE FILE

HMODE standads for Human-readable MODE.

As for the idea, I love it!




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