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From: ejd@GOANNA.CS.RMIT.OZ.AU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.encore
Subject: Re: Sticky bit on directories.
Message-ID: <9006120415.14208@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au>
Date: 12 Jun 90 04:15:07 GMT
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    |   Say there is a file  'notmine' in /tmp.
    | 
    |   I try:   rm  notmine
    | 
    | rm:  notmine  not removed
    | 
    |   --------
    | 
    |   I try:   touch x
    |            mv x notmine
    |            rm notmine
    |  Bingo.  'notmine' has gone.
    | 
    |   Is this the way the sticky bit is supposed to work?

The 'mv' command 'mv x notmine' should fail. On BSD 4.3 Tahoe the mv command
says 'mv: x: rename: Not owner'


ejd