Linux – What does the + mean in the output of “ls -l”

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ls -l

-rwxr-xr-x  1 root     root   885 2010-07-08 13:55 /etc/backup-number-of-files*
-rwxrwxr-x+ 1 levchuk  Users 1067 2010-08-30 14:37 /etc/backup-running-time*

Please notice the + on the 2nd line.

Best Answer

In my mind it's always been an indicator that additional permissions are available in the form of ACLs. You should then be able to use getfacl to see what those ACLs are.

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