Re: rw- directory mode : different ls behavior

On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 09:43:27AM +0200, tomas.rippl@tutanota.com wrote:
> Hello, I am studying OpenBSD and I am currently working on file mods and the chmod(1) command. In that context, I have come across a behavior that I don't understand. My test directory contains two files: ll.out and power.exe.
>
> $ chmod 600 my-test-dir
> $ ls -ld my-test-dir/
> drw-------  2  user  user  512  Sep 17 11:13  my-test-dir/
> $ ls my-test-dir
> ll.out    power.exe
> $ ls -l my-test-dir
> total 0
> $
>
> I would expect that without the 'x' bit, the directory is not searchable and I won't be able to list its contents. But in fact I can, unless I use a long format (-l, -g or -n).
>
> Can someone please explain the above behaviour? Thank you. Tom
>

FWIW I can only reproduce this inside /tmp. Sticky bit related?

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