Vikram Noel Ambrose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...
>>>>     if (SELinux, with no other MAC or ACL)
>>>>       use '.'
>>>>     else if (any other combination of alternate access methods)
>>>>       use '+'
...
>>> Here's sample output, running on an SELinux system:
>>>
>>>   $ src/ls -ldgo [ac]*
>>>   -rw-r--r--.  1   42625 2008-04-02 19:31 aclocal.m4
>>>   drwxr-xr-x.  2    4096 2008-04-02 19:31 autom4te.cache
>>>   -rw-r--r--.  1    1597 2008-03-21 16:35 cfg.mk
>>>   -rw-r--r--.  1 1417195 2008-04-02 19:33 config.log
>>>   -rwxr-xr-x.  1   71225 2008-04-02 19:33 config.status
>>>   -rwxr-xr-x.  1 1846424 2008-04-02 19:31 configure
>>>   -rw-r--r--.  1   12014 2008-03-25 23:55 configure.ac
>>>
>
> This is so confusing. What is so horribly wrong with a capital S for
> SELinux or A for ACL?

A desire for compatibility makes "+" look good.
"." is appealing for SELinux-only because it's inconspicuous.



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