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diff --git a/share/man/man8/sticky.8 b/share/man/man8/sticky.8 index ae8152bc55c..1bdefd657ed 100644 --- a/share/man/man8/sticky.8 +++ b/share/man/man8/sticky.8 @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ options of the loader .Xr ld 1 . .Pp -Only the super-user can set the sticky bit +Only the superuser can set the sticky bit on a sharable executable file. .Sh STICKY DIRECTORIES A directory whose `sticky bit' is set @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ a directory in which the deletion of files is restricted. A file in a sticky directory may only be removed or renamed by a user if the user has write permission for the directory and the user is the owner of the file, the owner of the directory, -or the super-user. +or the superuser. This feature is usefully applied to directories such as .Pa /tmp which must be publicly writable but |