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Date: | Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:14:58 -0400 |
From: | "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com> |
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On 09/02/2009 06:06 PM, Vince Indriolo wrote: > Thanks, Larry. What I mean by external file is a file created by > Windows (not created in the cygwin environment). Files that are > writable in windows appear to be readonly (000) in the bash shell. I > assume that because they're owned by me I can chmod them to modify > them. As a non-domain user, you should be able to create a file in Windows and see that you have access to that file in Cygwin without modifications. Try this at a DOS prompt (and not in bash or other Cygwin shell): echo foo > foo ls -l foo When I do this on my home machine where I'm working as a local user, I see: -rwx------+ 1 lhall None 6 Sep 2 18:08 foo -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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