What does the Unix/Linux read permission (r) on a directory actually means?

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What does the Unix/Linux read permission (r) on a directory actually means?

2006-10-27 00:25:03 · 2 answers · asked by Tranquillizer 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security

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read permission on a directory means that you can read the contents of the directory which means that you can read the names of files/subdirectories in that directory.

2006-10-27 00:30:55 · answer #1 · answered by Y Raghavendra Reddy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

its a read only permission you cant change whats in there yourself

2006-10-27 00:27:17 · answer #2 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋