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From: cygwin AT trodman DOT com (Tom Rodman)
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Subject: Re: create new file from bash: with DACL, owner, & group as windows would
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Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 16:18:59 -0500

> $ CYGWIN=nontsec touch foo

Thanks Brian, that should do it.

On Wed 5/18/05 13??:34 PDT Brian wrote:
> cygwin AT trodman DOT com wrote:
> 
> > I like and depend on NTSEC, but sometimes I want pure windows behavior.
> > 
> > How can I create a new file from the bash prompt without umask being
> > honored- what I want is a script to create a new empty file,
> > so the DACL, owner & group will be exactly what a user would
> > get by running the below from a simple DOS prompt:
> > 
> >   echo.>foo
> > 
> > The closest I've come from the bash prompt is:
> > 
> >   $ cmd /c 'echo.>foo'
> 
> I think you're overcomplicating it...How about:
> 
> $ CYGWIN=nontsec touch foo

cleaner, works as well as my kloosh - still have to fix owner
and group; good enough for me :->

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