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Diffstat (limited to 'bin/chmod/chmod.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | bin/chmod/chmod.1 | 18 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/bin/chmod/chmod.1 b/bin/chmod/chmod.1 index ce6c0383a60a..fe0a640136c0 100644 --- a/bin/chmod/chmod.1 +++ b/bin/chmod/chmod.1 @@ -43,12 +43,8 @@ .Nd change file modes .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm -.Oo -.Fl f -.Fl R -.Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P -.Fl v -.Oc +.Op Fl fhv +.Op Fl R Op Fl H | L | P .Ar mode .Ar .Sh DESCRIPTION @@ -84,19 +80,15 @@ Do not display a diagnostic message if .Nm could not modify the mode for .Va file . +.It Fl h +If the file is a symbolic link, change the mode of the link itself +rather than the file that the link points to. .It Fl v Cause .Nm to be verbose, showing files as the mode is modified. .El .Pp -Symbolic links do not have modes, so unless the -.Fl H -or -.Fl L -option is set, -.Nm -on a symbolic link always succeeds and has no effect. The .Fl H , .Fl L |