On Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:05:52 +0000 Richard Mann <rmann at ilsworld.com> wrote: > > What does the "." at the right side > > of the attributes list mean? > > > > 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. > > GNU `ls' uses a `.' character to indicate a file with an SELinux > security context, but no other alternate access method. > > A file with any other combination of alternate access methods is > marked with a `+' character. ah, I only had a look at the man page of "ls", but this explanation can be found by info coreutils 'ls invocation' I will expand my search to info pages from now on ;( Sorry for the noise and thanks for your hint! Gabriele -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 473 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20160422/163974f2/attachment-0003.sig>