write Permissions on a Directory: Example (continued 2)

• QUIZ: Can I still read the contents of that directory?

  • Yes, I can.

        $ ls -ld /tmp/explain-write/
        drwxr-xr-x  2 root  wheel  512 Jul 17 21:14 /tmp/explain-write/

        $ ls -l /tmp/explain-write/
        total 0
        -rw-r--r--  1 jkeenan  wheel  0 Jul 17 21:21 gamma

• QUIZ: Can I still create a plain-text file in that directory?

  • No, I cannot

        $ touch /tmp/explain-write/delta
        touch: /tmp/explain-write/delta: Permission denied

• QUIZ: Can I can delete that plain-text file from that directory?

  • No, I cannot

        $ rm /tmp/explain-write/gamma
        rm: /tmp/explain-write/gamma: Permission denied