Mention the word "regular file" more clearly.

The term "append-only" directory was misleading.
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.\" $NetBSD: sticky.7,v 1.4 2004/01/30 16:14:37 wiz Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: sticky.7,v 1.5 2007/02/05 14:54:31 rillig Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
.\" @(#)sticky.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
.\"
.Dd January 30, 2004
.Dd February 5, 2007
.Dt STICKY 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
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or the file
.Pa /usr/include/sys/stat.h
.Sh STICKY FILES
The use of mode
For regular files, the use of mode
.Dv S_ISVTX
is reserved and can be set only by the super-user.
.Nx
does not currently treat plain files that have the sticky bit set
does not currently treat regular files that have the sticky bit set
specially, but this behavior might change in the future.
.Sh STICKY DIRECTORIES
A directory whose
.Dq sticky bit
is set becomes an append-only directory, or, more accurately, a
is set becomes a
directory in which the deletion of files is restricted.
A file in a sticky directory may only be removed or renamed
by a user if the user has write permission for the directory and