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Re: [patch] chmod -[cv]: be verbose about the old mode
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Pádraig Brady |
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Re: [patch] chmod -[cv]: be verbose about the old mode |
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Wed, 25 May 2011 15:56:28 +0100 |
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On 25/05/11 09:15, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> Hi GNU,
>
> what about having `chmod -[cv]` also print the old mode?
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>
> $ src/chmod -c 750 /tmp/x
> mode of `/tmp/x' changed from 0755 (rwxr-xr-x) to 0750 (rwxr-x---)
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> $ src/chmod -c 750 /tmp/x
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> $ src/chmod -v 750 /tmp/x
> mode of `/tmp/x' retained as 0750 (rwxr-x---)
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> $ src/chmod -v 755 /tmp/x
> mode of `/tmp/x' changed from 0750 (rwxr-x---) to 0755 (rwxr-xr-x)
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> $ src/chmod -v 755 /tmp # I'm not root obviously
> src/chmod: changing permissions of `/tmp': Operation not permitted
> failed to change mode of `/tmp' from 1777 (rwxrwxrwt) to 0755 (rwxr-xr-x)
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> $ src/chmod -v 755 /x
> src/chmod: cannot access `/x': No such file or directory
> failed to change mode of `/x' from 0000 (---------) to 0000 (---------)
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> $ src/chmod -c 755 /x
> src/chmod: cannot access `/x': No such file or directory
I like it.
I'll apply that later.
cheers,
Pádraig.