policycoreutils/SOURCES/0009-python-chcat-Improve-man-pages.patch
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From 09ad91e1fb8640e48cef895ead49d9c770016915 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vit Mojzis <vmojzis@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2023 14:04:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] python/chcat: Improve man pages
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- Explain applying range/list of categories
- "-d" removes all categories of given file/user
- Add examples
Signed-off-by: Vit Mojzis <vmojzis@redhat.com>
Acked-by: James Carter <jwcart2@gmail.com>
---
python/chcat/chcat.8 | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/python/chcat/chcat.8 b/python/chcat/chcat.8
index d095a2558d3a..3e1f7ca23361 100644
--- a/python/chcat/chcat.8
+++ b/python/chcat/chcat.8
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
.TH CHCAT "8" "September 2005" "chcat" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-chcat \- change file SELinux security category
+chcat \- change SELinux security categories of files/users
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B chcat
\fIcategory file\fR...
@@ -25,23 +25,33 @@ chcat \- change file SELinux security category
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
-Change/Remove the security \fIcategory\fR for each \fIfile\fR or \fIuser\fR.
-.PP
-Use +/- to add/remove categories from a \fIfile\fR or \fIuser\fR.
+Use +/- to add/remove categories from a \fIfile\fR or \fIuser\fR (only a single category can be specified at a time). Or specify the desired list/range of categories to be applied (replacing the existing categories).
.PP
.B
Note:
-When removing a category you must specify '\-\-' on the command line before using the \-Category syntax. This tells the command that you have finished entering options and are now specifying a category name instead.
+When removing a category you must specify '\-\-' on the command line before using the \-Category syntax. This tells the command that you have finished entering options and are now specifying a category name instead.
.TP
\fB\-d\fR
-delete the category from each FILE/USER.
+delete all categories from given FILE/USER.
.TP
\fB\-L\fR
list available categories.
.TP
\fB\-l\fR
Tells chcat to operate on users instead of files.
+
+.SH EXAMPLE
+.nf
+Replace categories of user "test" with c0.c6
+# chcat -l c0.c6 test
+Add category c1023 to user "test"
+# chcat -l +c1023 test
+Remove category c5 from file "file"
+# chcat -- -c5 file
+Remove all categories from file "file"
+# chcat -d file
+
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.TP
chcon(1), selinux(8), semanage(8)
@@ -52,4 +62,3 @@ When operating on files this script wraps the chcon command.
/etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/setrans.conf
.br
/etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/seusers
-
--
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