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authortrasz <trasz@FreeBSD.org>2013-02-08 18:12:16 +0000
committertrasz <trasz@FreeBSD.org>2013-02-08 18:12:16 +0000
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Improve description of the "-m" option to setfacl(1).
Submitted by: scottl MFC after: 1 week
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diff --git a/bin/setfacl/setfacl.1 b/bin/setfacl/setfacl.1
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@@ -91,15 +91,16 @@ An error will be reported if any of
the specified files cannot have a default entry (i.e.\&
non-directories). This option is not applicable to NFSv4 ACLs.
.It Fl m Ar entries
-Modify the ACL entries on the specified files by adding new
-entries and modifying existing ACL entries with the ACL entries
-specified in
-.Ar entries .
+Modify the ACL on the specified file.
+New entries will be added, and existing entries will be modified
+according to the
+.Ar entries
+argument.
For NFSv4 ACLs, it is recommended to use the
.Fl a
and
.Fl x
-instead.
+options instead.
.It Fl M Ar file
Modify the ACL entries on the specified files by adding new
ACL entries and modifying existing ACL entries with the ACL
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