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Re: Saving write protected files
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asha g |
Subject: |
Re: Saving write protected files |
Date: |
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:20:41 -0700 (PDT) |
Thanks Jordi and David. Will try and see what
happens.
Asha
--- David Smith <address@hidden> wrote:
> I've seen the same thing when copying from CD's.
> The Files can aquire a
> readonly bit on Windows. It may have to do with the
> fact that CD is
> mounted readonly. On Linux, there can be similar
> permissions mix-ups
> when copying between systems. Just check the
> permissions and change
> them if necessary.
>
> Dave Smith
>
> asha g wrote:
> > Jordi and stephan,
> >
> > Thanks for your responses. I brought my files
> along on
> > a CD. They are executable text files. .m files. I
> > copied them to my home folder here - aseasha. Now
> when
> > I go into it - they have become write protected
> files.
> > I am not sure what is going on.
> > Asha
> > --- Jordi Guti�rrez Hermoso <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> On 13/04/2008, asha g <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am writing code in Octave using Emacs editor
> as
> >>>
> >> I
> >>
> >>> normally do. However, when I am trying to save
> it
> >>>
> >> - it
> >>
> >>> does not as it says the file is write
> protected.
> >>>
> >> That is odd... are you trying to modify system
> >> files? Or are you
> >> trying to save to a place to which you don't have
> >> write access?
> >>
> >> Unless your setup is really weird, you should
> have
> >> write access to
> >> your home directory (e.g. /home/asha). If you are
> >> working with
> >> Octave's files and you want to modify them, you
> can
> >> save a copy of
> >> them to your home directory. In Emacs, C-x C-w
> will
> >> let you save a
> >> file to a different location.
> >>
> >> If you want to directly modify Octave's system
> >> files, you're going to
> >> need collaboration from your system
> administrator.
> >>
> >> HTH,
> >> - Jordi G. H.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Goals too clearly defined can become blinkers.
> > Mary Catherine Bateson
> >
> >
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>
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