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mkdir.2: Further tweaks to text on S_ISVTX and 'mode' argument 

Reported-by: Andreas Grünbacher <andreas.gruenbacher@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2015-04-21 15:50:05 +02:00
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@ -51,15 +51,17 @@ attempts to create a directory named
The argument
.I mode
specifies the file mode for the new directory (see
specifies the mode for the new directory (see
.BR stat (2)).
It is modified by the process's
.I umask
in the usual way: in the absence of a default ACL, the mode of the
created directory is
.RI ( mode " & ~" umask " & 01777)."
Other mode bits of the created directory depend on the operating system.
For Linux, see below.
.RI ( mode " & ~" umask " & 0777)."
Whether other
.I mode
bits are honored for the created directory depends on the operating system.
For Linux, see NOTES below.
The newly created directory will be owned by the effective user ID of the
process.
@ -211,11 +213,10 @@ SVr4, BSD, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
.BR mkdirat ():
POSIX.1-2008.
.SH NOTES
Under Linux, apart from the permission bits, only the
Under Linux, apart from the permission bits, the
.B S_ISVTX
mode bit is honored.
See also
.BR stat (2).
.I mode
bit is also honored.
.PP
There are many infelicities in the protocol underlying NFS.
Some of these affect