From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] union directories
From: Keith Nash <kjn9@citizenearth.com>
Date: Mon,  3 Mar 2003 20:45:37 +0000
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>> Is there any way to test the writability
>> of a directory, other than by attempting
>> to create a file there, or by combining
>> ls -ld with an examination of the output of ns?

>No.

>I'm not even sure how ls -ld would help you.
Just to check user/group/world w flags.

>ns would give you a first approximation.