diff options
| author | smh <smh@FreeBSD.org> | 2015-06-01 09:04:57 +0000 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | smh <smh@FreeBSD.org> | 2015-06-01 09:04:57 +0000 |
| commit | 32367258066d8eaccf6cc78014ae74b397db7e4b (patch) | |
| tree | 98f751cb965bcce0515d566fa6ed7a433f62a1b8 /bin/chmod/chmod.1 | |
| parent | 082794a940f23e7eb4f7f03d5fbe9ba4fdd1fe60 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-32367258066d8eaccf6cc78014ae74b397db7e4b.zip FreeBSD-src-32367258066d8eaccf6cc78014ae74b397db7e4b.tar.gz | |
MFC r282208:
Standardise chmod, chflags, chown and chgrp recursive symlink processing
Relnotes: Yes
Sponsored by: Multiplay
Diffstat (limited to 'bin/chmod/chmod.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | bin/chmod/chmod.1 | 14 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/bin/chmod/chmod.1 b/bin/chmod/chmod.1 index 34a1ff0..7efaabc 100644 --- a/bin/chmod/chmod.1 +++ b/bin/chmod/chmod.1 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" @(#)chmod.1 8.4 (Berkeley) 3/31/94 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd January 26, 2009 +.Dd April 20, 2015 .Dt CHMOD 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ nor modify the exit status to reflect such failures. .It Fl H If the .Fl R -option is specified, symbolic links on the command line are followed. -(Symbolic links encountered in the tree traversal are not followed by -default.) +option is specified, symbolic links on the command line are followed +and hence unaffected by the command. +(Symbolic links encountered during tree traversal are not followed.) .It Fl h If the file is a symbolic link, change the mode of the link itself rather than the file that the link points to. @@ -79,8 +79,12 @@ If the option is specified, no symbolic links are followed. This is the default. .It Fl R -Change the modes of the file hierarchies rooted in the files +Change the modes of the file hierarchies rooted in the files, instead of just the files themselves. +Beware of unintentionally matching the +.Dq Pa ".." +hard link to the parent directory when using wildcards like +.Dq Li ".*" . .It Fl v Cause .Nm |
