At 09:55 AM 1/10/01 -0800 lensman3 wrote:
>How can I reset the read-only attribute for all files in a directory and its
>sub-directories?
>I am restoring files from a CD-R to the HDD and they are assigned an R attribute
>which I am now removing on a directory by directory basis by selecting the files and
>bringing up the properties panel, then removing the R check.
>Thanks for your help.
CD mydir && ATTRIB -R /S
where mydir is the directory that contains the files and folders you want to change
the attribute on.
Finally, while still in mydir do..
DIR /A:R /S
dir should not output any file names since now there are no more read-only files in
that directory.
/jay
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