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| author | Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com> | 2022-03-11 12:47:05 +0000 |
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| committer | Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com> | 2022-03-12 13:19:06 +0000 |
| commit | aa53e73974d571d2ffaf9d3e6d74fc528aa4917f (patch) | |
| tree | 9b9c935dd30dd0b895bf0e73228e36e7a5f45b90 | |
| parent | 8767d75b9df3c82db6d92d40de42da760140ce75 (diff) | |
| download | coreutils-aa53e73974d571d2ffaf9d3e6d74fc528aa4917f.tar.gz | |
doc: test: clarify that -rwx don't just check perm bits
* src/test.c (usage): State that -rwx is determined by
user access, rather than permission bits.
* doc/coreutils.texi (Access permission tests): Likewise.
* man/test.x [SEE ALSO]: access(2).
Fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/54338
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/coreutils.texi | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/test.x | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/test.c | 6 |
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 05dc5ee21..c9243c683 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -13451,7 +13451,7 @@ True if @var{file} exists and has its @dfn{sticky} bit set. @item -r @var{file} @opindex -r @cindex readable file check -True if @var{file} exists and read permission is granted. +True if @var{file} exists and the user has read access. @item -u @var{file} @opindex -u @@ -13461,12 +13461,12 @@ True if @var{file} exists and has its set-user-ID bit set. @item -w @var{file} @opindex -w @cindex writable file check -True if @var{file} exists and write permission is granted. +True if @var{file} exists and the user has write access. @item -x @var{file} @opindex -x @cindex executable file check -True if @var{file} exists and execute permission is granted +True if @var{file} exists and the user has execute access (or search permission, if it is a directory). @item -O @var{file} diff --git a/man/test.x b/man/test.x index 0adc35fee..0db91dc9a 100644 --- a/man/test.x +++ b/man/test.x @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +'\" Copyright (C) 1998-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +'\" +'\" This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms +'\" of the GNU General Public License <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. +'\" There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. [NAME] test \- check file types and compare values [SYNOPSIS] @@ -17,3 +22,5 @@ test \- check file types and compare values .I OPTION [DESCRIPTION] .\" Add any additional description here +[SEE ALSO] +access(2) diff --git a/src/test.c b/src/test.c index 6daad3b34..cea7dc10d 100644 --- a/src/test.c +++ b/src/test.c @@ -750,15 +750,15 @@ EXPRESSION is true or false and sets exit status. It is one of:\n\ -N FILE FILE exists and has been modified since it was last read\n\ -O FILE FILE exists and is owned by the effective user ID\n\ -p FILE FILE exists and is a named pipe\n\ - -r FILE FILE exists and read permission is granted\n\ + -r FILE FILE exists and the user has read access\n\ -s FILE FILE exists and has a size greater than zero\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ -S FILE FILE exists and is a socket\n\ -t FD file descriptor FD is opened on a terminal\n\ -u FILE FILE exists and its set-user-ID bit is set\n\ - -w FILE FILE exists and write permission is granted\n\ - -x FILE FILE exists and execute (or search) permission is granted\n\ + -w FILE FILE exists and the user has write access\n\ + -x FILE FILE exists and the user has execute (or search) access\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ \n\ |