Am 04.02.2016 14:59, schrieb Tobias Boege: > On Thu, 04 Feb 2016, Rolf-Werner Eilert wrote: >> Hi folks, I stumbled over this one: >> >> The help page about File Mode Syntax (for Chmod and Chgrp) says that >> file mode has to be a string with 9 characters. The table lists them. >> >> I can leave out or taint random positions by unknown characters... but >> it does not say which of the given characters are interpreted if I leave >> out some of them. >> >> If I write "rwx", is this 1,2,3 (user)? And "rwx...r--" or "rwx###r--" >> would mean "rwx for user, no change in group, and read-only for others? >> >> And I cannot simply set "660", right? >> >> Thanks for your insight... >> > I can't tell you what is the intended behaviour but the attached project > shows that: > > - "rwx" alone sets the owner bits, i.e. the first block, > - "r+-*/x--" sets owner's "r" and group's "x" and leaves owner's "w" and > group's "r" unchanged (the "+" and "/" characters) and resets everything > else because these have a "-", > - "rrr" only sets the owner's "r", > - octal modes such as "660" do not work. > > Included is also a function which converts a string of three octals into the > Chmod mode syntax. > > Regards, > Tobi > >
Ah, thank you very much, Tobias, that will help! Regards Rolf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
