a186@mindlink.UUCP (Harvey Taylor) (08/25/89)
A local sysop, Steve Lyons, has noticed that LS mentions
the protection bits (chsparwed). Protect only seems to know
about (sparwed). Does anybody know what the (ch) bits are?
Justin?
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a186@mindlink.UUCPlphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) (08/27/89)
In <438@mindlink.UUCP>, a186@mindlink.UUCP (Harvey Taylor) writes: > A local sysop, Steve Lyons, has noticed that LS mentions > the protection bits (chsparwed). Protect only seems to know > about (sparwed). Does anybody know what the (ch) bits are? > Justin? I can't for the life of me remember what the 'c' is for, but 'h' is 'hidden'. -larry -- The Mac? Oh, that's just like a computer, only slower. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) (08/28/89)
From article <438@mindlink.UUCP>, by a186@mindlink.UUCP (Harvey Taylor): > > A local sysop, Steve Lyons, has noticed that LS mentions > the protection bits (chsparwed). Protect only seems to know > about (sparwed). Does anybody know what the (ch) bits are? C = comment and H = hidden. LS doesn't show file comments, just indicates that there is a comment with the C bit (that doesn't really exist). The H bit was added to 1.3, but there is nothing that uses it as far as I know. It's supposed to allow a shell to "hide" files that have the bit set. -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 Here: utah-cs!esunix!blgardne {ucbvax,allegra,decvax}!decwrl!esunix!blgardne There: uunet!iconsys!caeco!i-core!worsel!blaine (My Amiga running uucp) "Nobody will ever need more than 64K." "Nobody needs multitasking on a PC."
thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (08/28/89)
Re: Harvey Taylor's question about ls ... re: the CH bits ... C, if displayed, means the file has a comment (e.g. FileNote) H, if displayed, means the file is "hidden" Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]
nishan@uop.edu (Nishan Sandhar) (12/14/90)
Is it advisable to set the various bits to make a file non-readable, non- deleteable, etc? Especially on the sys:c directory, some of the devs directory's files, fonts, etc. This would most likely protect against viruses, but do programs generally require a certain status for some of these files? Please reply via e-mail, and I'll post a summary if there is interest. -- -------------------------------------------------- | Nishan Sandhar | University of the Pacific | | nishan@uop.edu | Stockton, CA 95211 | --------------------------------------------------