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On 02/05/2026 19:04, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> On 02/05/2026 11:48, Alisha Panda wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> This patch improves the chmod manual page by clarifying the
>> difference between numeric and symbolic modes and by adding
>> practical usage examples.
>>
>> These changes aim to make the documentation more accessible
>> for new users while preserving existing information.
>>
>> Thank you for your time.
> Examples are useful, though we have to be judicious with them.
> We're looking at supplying a couple of examples in all man pages.
Note the full online manual has these chmod examples:
# Change file permissions of FOO to be world readable
# and user writable, with no other permissions.
chmod 644 foo
chmod a=r,u+w foo
# Add user and group execute permissions to FOO.
chmod +110 foo
chmod ug+x foo
# Set file permissions of DIR and subsidiary files to
# be the umask default, assuming execute permissions for
# directories and for files already executable.
chmod -R a=,+rwX dir
We could link to examples from the man page,
but it's probably best to present examples directly in the man pages.
I need to think a bit about how best to do that.
cheers,
Padraig
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Examples are useful, though we have to be judicious with them. We're looking at supplying a couple of examples in all man pages. cheers, Padraig
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Hello,
This patch improves the chmod manual page by clarifying the
difference between numeric and symbolic modes and by adding
practical usage examples.
These changes aim to make the documentation more accessible
for new users while preserving existing information.
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Alisha Panda
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entation more accessible<br>for new users while preserving existing informa=
tion.<br><br>Thank you for your time.<br><br>Regards,<br>Alisha Panda</div>
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