Re: Why do file permissions change after editing a file with vim?

It would seem Larry Hall (Cygwin), on Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 01:22:56PM -0500, wrote: > Ross Jordan wrote: >> When I modify files with cygwin's vim, they become inaccessible. It seems >> the >> permissions are getting changed when I save the file. Any idea why this is &

Why do file permissions change after editing a file with vim?

When I modify files with cygwin's vim, they become inaccessible. It seems the permissions are getting changed when I save the file. Any idea why this is happening? This does not happen from a bash shell, only when I directly launch vim from a windows cmd.exe window. See below. D:\ver Microsoft Win