Re: chmod 0755 behaves like chmod 755

[Bob Proulx]

Jason Pepas wrote:
> However, the problem exists for the case where a user *does* explicitly 
> specify what those bits should be.  chmod respects those bits while 
> setting them:

Please see this discussion thread for a previous mail around the
behavior of chmod and directory sgid bits.

  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2006-07/msg00124.html

I think the NEWS file at least could be improved around the
documentation of the chmod 0755 case.  If you have suggestions for
wording there that would be great.

Bob