Re: Saving write protected files

[asha g]

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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