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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-05-28 15:31:11 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-05-28 15:31:11 +0000
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Change noop option -h to do the real work. Now mode of symbolic link
is changed if -h option is given. Requested by: bde Obtained from: NetBSD (code part)
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diff --git a/bin/chmod/chmod.1 b/bin/chmod/chmod.1
index ce6c038..fe0a640 100644
--- a/bin/chmod/chmod.1
+++ b/bin/chmod/chmod.1
@@ -43,12 +43,8 @@
.Nd change file modes
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Oo
-.Fl f
-.Fl R
-.Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
-.Fl v
-.Oc
+.Op Fl fhv
+.Op Fl R Op Fl H | L | P
.Ar mode
.Ar
.Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -84,19 +80,15 @@ Do not display a diagnostic message if
.Nm
could not modify the mode for
.Va file .
+.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.
.It Fl v
Cause
.Nm
to be verbose, showing files as the mode is modified.
.El
.Pp
-Symbolic links do not have modes, so unless the
-.Fl H
-or
-.Fl L
-option is set,
-.Nm
-on a symbolic link always succeeds and has no effect.
The
.Fl H ,
.Fl L
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