execute Permissions on a Directory: Example (continued 1)

• QUIZ: As a regular user, can I still see that the directory exists?

        $ ls -ld /tmp/explain-execute/
        drwxrw-rw-  2 root  wheel  512 Jul 18 12:57 /tmp/explain-execute/

• Yes, I can

• QUIZ: As a regular user, can I get any information about the text file other than its name?

        $ ls -l /tmp/explain-execute/
        ls: epsilon: Permission denied
        total 0

        $ ls /tmp/explain-execute/
        epsilon

• No, I cannot

• QUIZ: As a regular user, can I still write to that file?

        $ echo "goodbye world" >> /tmp/explain-execute/epsilon
        cannot create /tmp/explain-execute/epsilon: Permission denied

• No, I cannot