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How to check if "s" permission bit is set on Linux shell? or Perl?

I am writing some scripts to check if the "s" permission bit is set for a particular file. For example - permissions for my file are as follows-

drwxr-s---

How can I check in bash script or a perl script if that s bit is set or not?

Solution

  • If you're using perl, then have a look at perldoc:

    -u  File has setuid bit set.
-g  File has setgid bit set.
-k  File has sticky bit set.

    So something like:

    if (-u $filename) { ... }