On Tue, 29 Nov 2005, Joerg Schilling wrote:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > >What do you like to achieve with this call?
> >
> > There's one potential use: a chmod() call which doesn't follow
> > symlinks.  No race conditions, etc...
> 
> OK, this makes sense.

BTW, it's not just a Linux thing -- the BSDs have lchmod as well, and 
HP-UX used it for their transition links stuff

later,
chris
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