On 7/20/2011 2:07 PM, Reid Thompson wrote:
On Wed, 2011-07-20 at 14:05 -0400, Reid Thompson wrote:
Is this broken? Or a known windows/cygwin discrepancy? Or am I missing
something with my posix/windows file permissions settings
reid.thompson@ws-jrt ~
$ ls -rlt afile
-r--r--r-- 1 reid.thompson Domain Users 6 2011-07-20 14:02 afile
reid.thompson@ws-jrt ~
$ if [ -w afile ]; then echo " file is writeable"; else echo " file
is not writeable"; fi
file is writeable
$ uname -r
1.7.7(0.230/5/3)
Works fine for me with 1.7.9. Upgrading may help. You also should
check the filesystem you're on. Local NTFS is your best bet here.
--
Larry
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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