is there a purpose to giving a file 'write' permission but not 'read'. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 3:52 PM, druid001 . wrote: > the "d" means the directory. the first rwx is for the "owner" and means he > has complete control over reading, writing and executing. The next three, > r-x is for the "group", and means they can read the file and execute it but > not modify it, and the last is for the "anyone" category and means that > they too can only read and execute the file. > > On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Bob Wallace > wrote: > >> On 12/20/2014 01:04 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> bmike1@c521 ~ $ ls -l ~ >>> total 64 >>> drwxr-xr-x 2 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Dec 18 20:15 Desktop >>> --etc-- >>> >>> in the above ls output what do the third and fourt fields represent? >>> . >>> . >>> . >>> oh yeah. 'owner' and 'group'! is it in that order? >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >> >> Following that first (single) character/field, it's owner, group, anyone >> for the three sets of characters, rwx, in each of those positions. >> >> -Bob >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Love, sex, food, friendship, play, beauty and the simple pleasure of a > cold beer are all well and good, but never forget that the universe is > determined to kill you by whatever means necessary. > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >