Linux & file attributes ...
by khunphet from LinuxQuestions.org on (#54EQ7)
What I found puzzling when checking the file attributes for a specific folder on my laptop was that EVERY file had the A attribute, but no other attributes at all, just blank spaces before the filename! Since I need to know about the other attributes to determine which files were already marked with a read-only attribute so that I could change it/them so that would allow the files to be written to.
All of this is due to a message received after creating a FoxProW application and attempting to open it, which not possible due this error message: "Cannot write to a read-only file." Frankly, the message would be lots more helpful if it had told me WHICH file it could not write to. Right now, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Why would there not be other attributes associated with the files that already have just the A attribute?
I am wondering if Linux has a clever tool for working with file attributes. I am hoping that there might be a way to search all the files in a particular directory or folder for any files which are presently marked as "read-only".
I know that in order to be able to write to a file, there should be a "-R" attribute associated with it. My problem is trying to locate that particular file.
I hope this clarifies my difficulty and that there may be a way to search for files that presently have the "+R" (i.e. the read-only attribute) so that I can change it.
Any observations or suggestions would be appreciated.
All of this is due to a message received after creating a FoxProW application and attempting to open it, which not possible due this error message: "Cannot write to a read-only file." Frankly, the message would be lots more helpful if it had told me WHICH file it could not write to. Right now, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Why would there not be other attributes associated with the files that already have just the A attribute?
I am wondering if Linux has a clever tool for working with file attributes. I am hoping that there might be a way to search all the files in a particular directory or folder for any files which are presently marked as "read-only".
I know that in order to be able to write to a file, there should be a "-R" attribute associated with it. My problem is trying to locate that particular file.
I hope this clarifies my difficulty and that there may be a way to search for files that presently have the "+R" (i.e. the read-only attribute) so that I can change it.
Any observations or suggestions would be appreciated.