Re: cp creates directory with different permissions -- then reverts them
Re: cp creates directory with different permissions -- then reverts them
- Subject: Re: cp creates directory with different permissions -- then reverts them
- From: Jerry Krinock <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:09:37 -0400
- Thread-topic: cp creates directory with different permissions -- then reverts them
on 06/10/31 5:40, Quinn at email@hidden wrote:
> At 13:50 -0500 30/10/06, Michael Cashwell wrote:
>> One approach I've seen for this is to do the scribbling (writing,
>> copying, changing of permissions, etc.) somewhere hidden on the same
>> file system and then when that's finished move the item to the
>> Finder-visible location.
>
> In general, this is the best approach.
This also looks very easy: Since items with names beginning in the dot "."
are hidden, simply prefix the item's name with a "." while you are
scribbling, and then when you're done scribbling, rename it, removing the
"." prefix.
Should that do it, or am I oversimplifying?
Jerry
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