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According to Jim Meyering on 7/26/2006 4:06 AM:
>>>   chmod 0500 dir
>>>
> 
> To me, it's not a clear request to clear the setgid bit.
> It could easily be someone used to typing the leading
> zero of an octal number, since it's required in other
> contexts (e.g., C, Perl).

Should we document "chmod 00500 dir" as an explicit way to clear the bit,
or just require a textual mode string?

- --
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Eric Blake             [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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