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Subject:	chmod and DOS vs POSIX paths
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The source control package i use at work is sensitive to the 'read-only'
attribute of Windows files.
prior to 1.7, the command 'chmod -w DIR/FILE' worked fine.
now, with 1.7, chmod -w FILE no longer sets the read-only attribute - i
guess because 
fortunately, there is a 'work-around': chmod -w 'DIR\FILE' (or chmod -w
$(cygpath -w DIR/FILE))
i.e., using a DOS path makes cygwin treat the file system as not having acls
and i guess that kicks in the old behavior.

Is this the only way to change the 'read-only' attribute on windows files?
Would it make sense for something like: chmod ugo-w DIR/FILE to set it?

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