On Sat, 2003-12-20 at 08:31, Marius Andreiana wrote: > Hi > > How can I make copying files from cd-rom to hdd change permissions to > u+w (writable by user) instead of read-only? > I'm usually using Nautilus for that, so a natilus-only solution would be > good too. > > Thanks I don't believe that I've heard of such an option. After the files reach the disk, you are going to have to modify the permissions of the files in the directory. Nautilus rightfully presumes that if the source files are read-only, then the new files should also be read-only. You may want to create a Nautilus Script that when you drag a directory or file over it, the script changes the permissions of the file or the directory, and every file that lives under it, to writable. The easy command-line way to do this is as follows: cd <directory> chmod u+w * I hope that this helps. -- Bruce W. Bigby http://home.rochester.rr.com/bigbyofrocny Don't be fooled by sale pitches. The only money that you save is money that you keep. Anything less is a deception.
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