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Re: rm -f and unexecutable directories


From: Ed Avis
Subject: Re: rm -f and unexecutable directories
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 11:30:04 +0000 (GMT)

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003, Bob Proulx wrote:

[rm and unexecutable directories]

>>the other way is to chmod every file before doing anything with
>>it.

>But the directory containing the file would need the chmod, not the
>file itself.

Sorry - I meant to say chmod every directory before doing anything
with it, and by 'doing anything' I meant either removing it or
preparing to remove it.

-- 
Ed Avis <address@hidden>






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