From 62e32ea108d79a27e51bb69d08d5bdec6e87dcfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:10:14 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] More clarification on windows' file permissions --- docs/file-transfer-protocol.rst | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/file-transfer-protocol.rst b/docs/file-transfer-protocol.rst index 201d0d1d8..96151613e 100644 --- a/docs/file-transfer-protocol.rst +++ b/docs/file-transfer-protocol.rst @@ -262,9 +262,10 @@ File permissions metadata all the ``WRITE`` bits should be set if the read only bit is clear and cleared if it is set. When writing files, the read-only bit should be set if the bit indicating write permission for the user is clear. The other - UNIX bits must be ignored when writing. When reading, all the READ bits - should always be set and all the EXECUTE bits should be set if the file is - directly executable by the Windows Operating system. + UNIX bits must be ignored when writing. When reading, all the ``READ`` bits + should always be set and all the ``EXECUTE`` bits should be set if the file is + directly executable by the Windows Operating system. There is no attempt to + map Window's ACLs to permission bits. Symbolic and hard links