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Executable directory general question
Post 302073766 by FredSmith on Wednesday 17th of May 2006 11:32:16 AM
05-17-2006
Executable directory general question
This may be a dumb question (but this is the UNIX for Dummies Q&A forum 
But I'm wondering, what is the purpose of a directory being given execute permissions? I can't execute a directory, only files, right? If I make a directory executable, the files inside still won't execute unless I give the files execute permissions (I just tested it). So what is the purpose of directories being given X??
Thanks!
But I'm wondering, what is the purpose of a directory being given execute permissions? I can't execute a directory, only files, right? If I make a directory executable, the files inside still won't execute unless I give the files execute permissions (I just tested it). So what is the purpose of directories being given X??
Thanks!
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nwtrustee2
NWTRUSTEE2(1) nwtrustee2 NWTRUSTEE2(1) NAME
nwtrustee2 - Lists trustees and permissions of a ncp directory SYNOPSIS
nwtrustee2 [ -h ] [ -? ] [ -v ] [ directory ] DESCRIPTION
nwtrustee2 lists the permissions assigned to any trustees for a given ncp directory. It does not show the inherited permissions, but only the ones directly assigned to it. The letters used to express the permissions are explained in the nwgrant(1) manpage. The directory has to belong to a volume mounted with ncpmount or mount.ncp, if omited the current directory is used. OPTIONS
-h or -? -h or -? prints a short help text. -v Verbose mode. Prints the directory name before procesing. SEE ALSO
nwtrustee(1), nwgrant(1), nwrevoke(1), nwrights(1) AUTHORS
nwtrustee2 was written by Petr Vandrovec <vandrove@vc.cvut.cz>. This manual page was written by Maximiliano Curia <maxy@gnuservers.com.ar>. nwtrustee2 10/16/2005 NWTRUSTEE2(1)