From d8271b06b4ee9a86fa5293fee09d15b8ecda079e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 16:51:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] append-only directories -> restricted deletion flag, which is the term that POSIX d5 uses for this notion. --- doc/perm.texi | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/perm.texi b/doc/perm.texi index 3577c8bec9..da1e9645aa 100644 --- a/doc/perm.texi +++ b/doc/perm.texi @@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ matter what group the user who creates them is in. @cindex sticky @cindex swap space, saving text image in @cindex text image, saving in swap space -@cindex append-only directories +@cindex restricted deletion flag save the program's text image on the swap device so it will load more quickly when run (called the @dfn{sticky bit}). For directories on some -systems, prevent users from removing files that they do not own in the -directory; this is called making the directory @dfn{append-only}. +systems, prevent users from removing or renaming a file in a directory +unless they own the file or the directory; this is called the +@dfn{restriction deletion flag} for the directory. @end enumerate @node Symbolic Modes -- 2.47.3