--- mc-4.6.1a/src/screen.c.ministatus	2005-11-17 22:01:32.000000000 +0100
+++ mc-4.6.1a/src/screen.c	2005-11-17 22:02:31.000000000 +0100
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static struct {
 { "mtime", 12, 0, J_RIGHT,	N_("MTime"),	1, string_file_mtime,	   (sortfn *) sort_time },
 { "atime", 12, 0, J_RIGHT,	N_("ATime"),	1, string_file_atime,	   (sortfn *) sort_atime },
 { "ctime", 12, 0, J_RIGHT,	N_("CTime"),	1, string_file_ctime,	   (sortfn *) sort_ctime },
-{ "perm",  10, 0, J_LEFT,	N_("Permission"),1,string_file_permission, NULL },
+{ "perm",  12, 0, J_CENTER,	N_("Permission"),1,string_file_permission, NULL },
 { "mode",  6,  0, J_RIGHT,	N_("Perm"),	1, string_file_perm_octal, NULL },
 { "nlink", 2,  0, J_RIGHT,	N_("Nl"),	1, string_file_nlinks,	   (sortfn *) sort_links },
 { "inode", 5,  0, J_RIGHT,	N_("Inode"),	1, string_inode,	   (sortfn *) sort_inode },