[src/trunk]: src/lib/libc/sys Clarify description of sticky bit, based on a 3...

[dholland <dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/169a314e0338
branches:  trunk
changeset: 777776:169a314e0338
user:      dholland <dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Mar 04 00:07:44 2012 +0000

description:
Clarify description of sticky bit, based on a 3-year-old suggestion by
Hubert Feyrer.

diffstat:

 lib/libc/sys/chmod.2 |  7 ++++---
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diffs (28 lines):

diff -r 99dcca8f844b -r 169a314e0338 lib/libc/sys/chmod.2
--- a/lib/libc/sys/chmod.2      Sat Mar 03 23:43:17 2012 +0000
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/chmod.2      Sun Mar 04 00:07:44 2012 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: chmod.2,v 1.38 2011/10/12 22:46:36 christos Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: chmod.2,v 1.39 2012/03/04 00:07:44 dholland Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)chmod.2    8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
 .\"
-.Dd October 11, 2011
+.Dd March 3, 2012
 .Dt CHMOD 2
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@
 .Dv ISVTX
 (the
 .Sq sticky bit )
-can be set on a regular file by the super-user, but has no effect.
+can be set on regular files, but has no effect.
+For historical reasons this can be done only by the super-user.
 .Pp
 If mode
 .Dv ISVTX