This is the mail archive of the cygwin mailing list for the Cygwin project.


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]
Other format: [Raw text]

RE: Cannot write files if they are hidden


Dave Korn wrote:
> ----Original Message----
>> From: Thrall, Bryan
>> Sent: 22 July 2005 16:26
> 
>> Is there any reason why a file should *not* be written to if it has
>> the Hidden attribute?
> 
>   Because it's hidden.  HTH!
> 
> 
>     cheers,
>       DaveK
> --
> Can't think of a witty .sigline today....

Ah, but then Cygwin shouldn't find it to read in the first place, right?
I can "cat hiddenfile," "cp hiddenfile otherfile," and view hidden files
in vi and xemacs to my heart's content -- just not write them.

I'm not super familiar with Windows-style attributes, so does the formal
definition of Hidden include "can't modify"? These days, it would seem
to have more of the expected "show me/hide me" semantics (at least in
XP), which is why I was surprised I couldn't modify Hidden files.

-- 
Bryan Thrall
FlightSafety International
Bryan.Thrall@flightsafety.com

--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]