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

On 2016-03-09 14:06, thufir 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?

No :-)

A file of size zero can have no type, and can never be an archive. Your
terminal colourization is incorrectly interpreting the file extension or
type.

Just ignore that terminal colour.

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)

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