> AFAIK, Linux only uses the sticky bit on directories: any
> non-directory with that flag is corrupt.
Some unix shell scripts will set the sticky bit on ordinary files;
that shouldn't be reason to delete those files.
E.g. as I remember, my copy of emacs had the sticky bit set. Even if
my memory (or filesystem) is faulty in this case, you can appreciate
that some multi-platform programs will have themselves installed with
the sticky bit set.
pjm.