ls -l Will show something like, in the first column: drwxrw-r-- The fields are as follows: first: a d for directories, and other characters (usually a dash for regular files), representing the file's type. Next is the user, group, and world permission sets, each with three fields. You will get an r for readable, a w for writable, and an x for executable. You will see a dash for anything that is not set. So, for resolv.conf: ls -l resolv.conf On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Rejean Proulx wrote: > I know how to change permission for a file by using chmod, but how to I find > out what permission the file has before I change it? I tried reading about > ls or chmod itself but no luck so far. > > Rejean Proulx > Visit my family at http://interfree.ca > MSN is: rejp at rogers.com > Ham License VA3REJ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Want a free month of internet access on a great ISP? Go here: http://www.tacticus.com/net/
