What Does T Mean in Linux?
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The t letter means that file is ‘sticky’. Only the owner and root can delete a sticky file. You may want to take a look at this page if you want to know more about the sticky file permission.

What is T bit in Linux?

A Sticky bit is a permission bit that is set on a file or a directory that lets only the owner of the file/directory or the root user to delete or rename the file. No other user is given privileges to delete the file created by some other user. … Well, to avoid these kind of issues, the concept of sticky bit is used.

What is T in directory permissions?

t will be in place of others permission and in place of execute permission. So it means that t is for execute + sticky bit. T means only sticky bit without execute permission. Example: dr-xr-xr-t 2 scm scm 4096 Feb 15 17:48 log drwxr-xr-T 2 scm scm 4096 Feb 15 18:04 rpm.

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