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Re: OT: What does '@' in file permissions mean?
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Re: OT: What does '@' in file permissions mean?


  • Subject: Re: OT: What does '@' in file permissions mean?
  • From: Greg Guerin <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:10:33 -0700

Rob Lockstone wrote:

>What does the '@' mean in a file's permissions? I see this on some files and it appears random to me.

It means you should read the man page for 'ls' and find @ on the page.
It's not random.
  <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/ls.1.html>


>Where can I find a cheat sheet of "non-standard" permission characters and what they mean?

In the man page for 'ls'.

  -- GG


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