Subject: Re: misc/6166: No obvious documentation on symlink modes
To: Dave Sainty <dave@dtsp.co.nz>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/16/1998 11:34:47
Dave Sainty writes:
> It wasn't "how" to do it, but what it means.
> 
> If I go:
> 
> 	ln -s =sh y
> 	chmod -h u+s y
> 	ls -la y
> 
> I get:
> 
> 	lrws------  1 dave  user  7 Sep 16 10:00 y@ -> /bin/sh
> 
> Now, what does this mean?

Nothing. It means nothing. Why do you assume it must mean something?

.pm