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Thread ID: 66170 2006-02-13 19:06:00 Debian log in help jcr1 (893) Press F1
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430071 2006-02-15 04:28:00 It's quite simple ... the numbers are octal. :cool: read = 4, write= 2, execute = 1; add the bits which are on. 4+2+1 --> 7 (rwx) 4+1 --> 5 (r-x).

All the best computers use octal. :D (Even the PC intel 86xxx processors are actually octal based. That silly hexadecimal notation is used because 2 7segment displays cost less than three. )
Graham L (2)
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