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RE: Cannot write files if they are hidden
- From: "Thrall, Bryan" <bryan dot thrall at flightsafety dot com>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:01:15 -0500
- Subject: 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
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