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Alexander Wang wrote:
> 
> In Cygwin, the "ls -l" command shows following results:
> 
> -rwx------+  1 Administrators ...
> 
> What does "+" mean?

From the fine manual:

  Following the file mode bits is a single character that specifies
  whether an alternate access method such as an access control list
  applies to the file.  When the character following the file mode
  bits is a space, there is no alternate access method.  When it is
  a printing character, then there is such a method.

  For a file with an extended access control list, a `+' character is
  listed.  Basic access control lists are equivalent to the
  permissions listed, and are not considered an alternate access
  method.

See also getfacl/setfacl.

Brian

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