File mode in Linux should reflect Linux modes #1817

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1. fabiendibot commented on Aug 15, 2016

   

   Fabien Dibot (fabiendibot)

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   +1 and same goes for Get-Item(property)
2. andyleejordan commented on Aug 17, 2016

   

   Andy Jordan (andyleejordan)

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   This is currently a limitation of .NET Core (or really, a design decision due to .NET being originally created for Windows).

   > [IO.FileInfo]::new("README.md").Attributes
   Normal

   PowerShell file objects are based on the C# classes, and the C# FileInfo class uses their FileAttributes enum, which in PowerShell corresponds to the mode property.

   So, while on Linux, we'd expect a "read-only" file to display -r--r--r--, in C#, we get:

   > chmod a-w README.md
   > [IO.FileInfo]::new("README.md").Attributes
   ReadOnly

   And in PowerShell parlance:

   > Get-Item ./README.md
   
   
       Directory: /PowerShell
   
   
   Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
   ----                -------------         ------ ----
   --r---          8/16/16   2:51 PM           5231 README.md

   Whether or not PowerShell should ignore the C# object and instead "do its own thing" to get Linux-like file modes is a reasonable question, but would require a design change.
3. Andy Jordan (andyleejordan)

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4. purplexa commented on Aug 18, 2016

   

   Lexa Whitehurst (purplexa)

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   Is there a reasonable way to have an additional PosixMode attribute or something for file objects on POSIX file systems?
5. Steve Lee (SteveL-MSFT)

   added this to the 6.0.0This milestone has been deleted milestone on Sep 29, 2016
6. SteveL-MSFT commented on Sep 29, 2016

   

   Steve Lee (SteveL-MSFT)

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   We should try to have a consistent experience for Linux Bash users. See if we can add custom formatting for Linux to enable this.
7. Hemant Mahawar (HemantMahawar)

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   on Oct 6, 2016
8. Steve Lee (SteveL-MSFT)

   modified the milestones: 6.0.0-betaThis milestone has been deleted, 6.0.0This milestone has been deleted on Dec 19, 2016
9. Steve Lee (SteveL-MSFT)

   modified the milestones: 6.1.0This milestone has been deleted, 6.0.0-beta1 on Mar 18, 2017
10. DHowett-MSFT commented on Mar 16, 2018

    

    Dustin L. Howett (MSFT) (DHowett-MSFT)

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    Relies on/discussed further in dotnet/corefx#312
11. Steve Lee (SteveL-MSFT)

    modified the milestones: 6.1.0-Consider, 6.2.0-Consider on Jun 15, 2018
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13. Steve Lee (SteveL-MSFT)

    modified the milestones: 6.2.0-Consider, Future on Jun 21, 2018
14. iSazonov commented on Nov 26, 2019

    

    Ilya (iSazonov)

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    Fixed in #11042
15. Ilya (iSazonov)

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    Resolution-FixedThe issue is fixed.The issue is fixed.

    on Nov 26, 2019
16. Steve Lee (SteveL-MSFT)

    closed this as completedon Nov 26, 2019