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Re: newbie chmod woes -- fixed
- To: Paul Johnston <johnston.p@worldnet.att.net>
- Subject: Re: newbie chmod woes -- fixed
- From: Chris Faylor <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 17:17:38 -0400
- Cc: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
- References: <002f01beeb4d$7a76d590$bb05480c@hxzcw>
- Reply-To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
On Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 01:49:18PM -0700, Paul Johnston wrote:
>I just downloaded cygwin (GNU bash, version 2.02.1(2)-release
>(i586-pc-cygwin32), running on NT4sp4/NTFS) -- most things working fine, but
>I couldn't seem to coerce chmod to work.
>
>$ chmod a+x myScript returns silent, but has no apparent effect.
>
>Searched the user guide/archives, found:
>
>$ set CYGWIN=ntea
This would be a command to type at the windows command shell prompt, it's
not something that you would issue as a bash command.
>As a cygwin / bash newbie, I don't have a good grasp why one worked and
>the other didn't, but at least it worked. So, I thought I'd post this
>to the list to put it in the archives. A better place is a
>'faq-o-matic', but I don't know of one for this project. Would be a
>good idea though.
Somehow, you got to the archives but missed the FAQ?
It also sounds like you missed the documentation available on the cygwin
home page.
-chris
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