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[v2,2/2] docs/manual: documentation for recursive makedevs syntax

Message ID 1428759632-17060-3-git-send-email-angelo.compagnucci@gmail.com
State Accepted
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Angelo Compagnucci April 11, 2015, 1:40 p.m. UTC
This patch adds the documentation for the new makedevs
recursive syntax.

Signed-off-by: Angelo Compagnucci <angelo.compagnucci@gmail.com>
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 docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Yann E. MORIN April 11, 2015, 3:08 p.m. UTC | #1
Angelo, All,

On 2015-04-11 15:40 +0200, Angelo Compagnucci spake thusly:
> This patch adds the documentation for the new makedevs
> recursive syntax.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Angelo Compagnucci <angelo.compagnucci@gmail.com>
> ---
>  docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt | 10 +++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt b/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt
> index e02b79d..afb4ae2 100644
> --- a/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt
> +++ b/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt
> @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ There are a few non-trivial blocks:
>  - +type+ is the type of the file, being one of:
>    * f: a regular file
>    * d: a directory
> +  * r: a directory recursively
>    * c: a character device file
>    * b: a block device file
>    * p: a named pipe
> @@ -38,7 +39,14 @@ Let's say you want to change the permissions of a given file; using
>  this syntax, you will need to put:
>  
>  ----
> -/usr/bin/foobar f 644 0 0 - - -	- -
> +/usr/bin/foobar f 644 0 0 - - - - -
> +----
> +
> +Alternatively, if you want to change owner/permission of a folder

s/folder/directory/

Otherwise:

Reviewed-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

> +recursively, you can put:
> +
> +----
> +/usr/share/myapp r 750 myuser myuser - - - - -
>  ----
>  
>  On the other hand, if you want to create the device file +/dev/hda+
> -- 
> 1.9.1
> 
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diff --git a/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt b/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt
index e02b79d..afb4ae2 100644
--- a/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@  There are a few non-trivial blocks:
 - +type+ is the type of the file, being one of:
   * f: a regular file
   * d: a directory
+  * r: a directory recursively
   * c: a character device file
   * b: a block device file
   * p: a named pipe
@@ -38,7 +39,14 @@  Let's say you want to change the permissions of a given file; using
 this syntax, you will need to put:
 
 ----
-/usr/bin/foobar f 644 0 0 - - -	- -
+/usr/bin/foobar f 644 0 0 - - - - -
+----
+
+Alternatively, if you want to change owner/permission of a folder
+recursively, you can put:
+
+----
+/usr/share/myapp r 750 myuser myuser - - - - -
 ----
 
 On the other hand, if you want to create the device file +/dev/hda+