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Hi all:
Just curious about the t permission.
When you do the command ls -ld /tmp , the output is drwxrwxrwt .
What is the t permission flag for? I ...
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What is the t stands for?
Hi all:
Just curious about the t permission.
When you do the command ls -ld /tmp, the output is drwxrwxrwt.
What is the t permission flag for? I have never seen this with any directories or files before.
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The t stands for a sticky bit on your permissions. It means that if you have a sticky bit on a file or directory, then only the owner of the files will be able to modify or delete those files.
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- 07-17-2008 #3Linux Engineer
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The term "sticky" derives from its original use on UNIX executable files as a hint to the system not to swap the (frequently needed) process out too readily. (I prefer "tacky" since it begins with a 't'.)
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