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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: file.n,v 1.4 1999/10/29 03:03:40 hobbs Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: file.n,v 1.5 2000/01/12 11:10:35 hobbs Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH file n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -47,13 +47,18 @@ flags and their values. The second form returns the value for the specific option. The third form sets one or more of the values. The values are as follows: .PP -On Unix, \fB-group\fR gets or sets the group name for the file. A group id can -be given to the command, but it returns a group name. \fB-owner\fR -gets or sets the user name of the owner of the file. The command -returns the owner name, but the numerical id can be passed when -setting the owner. \fB-permissions\fR sets or retrieves the octal code -that chmod(1) uses. This command does not support the symbolic -attributes for chmod(1) at this time. +On Unix, \fB-group\fR gets or sets the group name for the file. A group id +can be given to the command, but it returns a group name. \fB-owner\fR gets +or sets the user name of the owner of the file. The command returns the +owner name, but the numerical id can be passed when setting the +owner. \fB-permissions\fR sets or retrieves the octal code that chmod(1) +uses. This command does also has limited support for setting using the +symbolic attributes for chmod(1), of the form [ugo]?[[+\-=][rwxst],[...]], +where multiple symbolic attributes can be separated by commas (example: +\fBu+s,go\-rw\fR add sticky bit for user, remove read and write +permissions for group and other). A simplified \fBls\fR style string, +of the form rwxrwxrwx (must be 9 characters), is also supported +(example: \fBrwxr\-xr\-t\fR is equivalent to 01755). .PP On Windows, \fB-archive\fR gives the value or sets or clears the archive attribute of the file. \fB-hidden\fR gives the value or sets |