Re: archive file in/var/spool/news/interesting.groups/<redfile>

On Wed, 9 Mar 2016 13:06:47 +0000 (UTC)
thufir <[email protected]> wrote:

> Even after removing the 0 byte file, and then using touch to recreate
> it, it still shows as an archive file.  The permissions and ownership
> are correct.
> 
> In Ubuntu, using gnome-terminal and "ls" it shows as red, which, 
> apparently, indicates an archive(?).
> 
> Again, the permission and ownership are correct:
> 
> -rw-rw-r--  1 news news    0 Mar  9 04:59 mozilla.support.firefox
> 
> 
> only the color is red...
> 
> 
> 
> can this indicate a problem?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Thufir
> 

To illustrate what I mean. If I run "alias ls", I see:

alias ls='ls -F --color=auto'

That is where the red color comes from.


Doug.


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