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Re: create new file from bash: with DACL, owner, & group as windows would
- From: Brian Dessent <brian at dessent dot net>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 13:34:42 -0700
- Subject: Re: create new file from bash: with DACL, owner, & group as windows would
- References: <200505182013.j4IKDBcF012257@tigris.pounder.sol.net>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
cygwin@trodman.com wrote:
> I like and depend on NTSEC, but sometimes I want pure windows behavior.
>
> How can I create a new file from the bash prompt without umask being
> honored- what I want is a script to create a new empty file,
> so the DACL, owner & group will be exactly what a user would
> get by running the below from a simple DOS prompt:
>
> echo.>foo
>
> The closest I've come from the bash prompt is:
>
> $ cmd /c 'echo.>foo'
I think you're overcomplicating it...How about:
$ CYGWIN=nontsec touch foo
Brian
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