Subj : Re: What's the permission rwxrwxrwa?
To   : comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat
From : Tommy Reynolds
Date : Tue Sep 21 2004 05:03 pm

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:46:03 -0400, Ross wrote:

> When I list a file, it shows me the permission of rwxrwxrwa. What does the
> a mean here?

Believe it or not, google.com is your friend here.  

When running the CYGWIN tools (GNU stuff ported to WinDoze), you'll
see the "archive" flag on an ls(1) output.

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