From: Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: A problem with read-only in emacs
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:33:36 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87bq0kuesf.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: powerd-DDA8E6.21454126072008@news.pcisys.net
"D. Power" <powerd@pcisys.net.invalid> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I hope someone can help me with this little problem. It seems that I
> (or the keyboard-walking kitten) have somehow changed the settings in
> emacs (21.2.1) so that new files are created as read-only, so I have to
> chmod any new file before I can edit it. What have I (or the kitten)
> done, and how can I undo it?
Maybe set-defa8ult-file-modes will help.
,----[ C-h f set-default-file-modes RET ]
| set-default-file-modes is a built-in function in `C source code'.
|
| (set-default-file-modes mode)
|
| Set the file permission bits for newly created files.
| The argument mode should be an integer; only the low 9 bits are used.
| This setting is inherited by subprocesses.
|
| [back]
`----
regards,
Tim
--
tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-07-27 4:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-07-27 3:45 A problem with read-only in emacs D. Power
2008-07-27 4:33 ` Tim X [this message]
2008-07-27 17:08 ` D. Power
2008-07-27 18:52 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.15478.1217191848.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-07-27 22:21 ` D. Power
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