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Date:	Sat, 24 May 2003 13:39:39 -0400
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf-rcm AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: For Corinna Executable bit in FAT
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On Sat, May 24, 2003 at 04:26:07PM -0700, Vikram Mehta wrote:
>First thanx for ur reply....
>I hv seen ur name at lots of places in CYGWIN world.
>I am glad u took the trouble of answering my rather basic question.
>
>But one thing....
>I tried one thingds suggested on the net.
>
>umount......
>mount -x ..... .......
>
>With this I could set executable bit to a file.
>Do u think it is the right approach.

If you want to set the executable bit for everything below the mount point,
then, yes, this is the right approach.

cgf

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