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Old 02-20-2008, 06:17 AM
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Default Re: [OT] Permissions, attributes and so on.....

http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm

Stanislaw Flatto wrote:

> Oh, sorry, I did not mention that for this I use a "tool" called Paint
> Shop Pro under Windows98SE, as this emerged as the best for my purposes.
> As they were JPGed I put the whole set on my Linux install chowned them
> to myself, the -R switch, and could browse them in Gimp.


> But I cannot save them with the original name, the OS reports that the
> file is "read only".


> Now the question: When did the attributes got set?


> Was it when burning to CD?
> The original collection has no limits on manipulating those files and
> saving with the same name.
>
> Now the real query: Any of you "old timers" recalls how to change
> attributes under DOS on a whole collection of files? (-R?????)


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