Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Unsubscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 17:17:38 -0400 From: Chris Faylor To: Paul Johnston Cc: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: Re: newbie chmod woes -- fixed Message-ID: <19990820171738.B6337@cygnus.com> Reply-To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Mail-Followup-To: Paul Johnston , cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com References: <002f01beeb4d$7a76d590$bb05480c@hxzcw> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.6i In-Reply-To: <002f01beeb4d$7a76d590$bb05480c@hxzcw>; from Paul Johnston on Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 01:49:18PM -0700 On Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 01:49:18PM -0700, Paul Johnston wrote: >I just downloaded cygwin (GNU bash, version 2.02.1(2)-release >(i586-pc-cygwin32), running on NT4sp4/NTFS) -- most things working fine, but >I couldn't seem to coerce chmod to work. > >$ chmod a+x myScript returns silent, but has no apparent effect. > >Searched the user guide/archives, found: > >$ set CYGWIN=ntea This would be a command to type at the windows command shell prompt, it's not something that you would issue as a bash command. >As a cygwin / bash newbie, I don't have a good grasp why one worked and >the other didn't, but at least it worked. So, I thought I'd post this >to the list to put it in the archives. A better place is a >'faq-o-matic', but I don't know of one for this project. Would be a >good idea though. Somehow, you got to the archives but missed the FAQ? It also sounds like you missed the documentation available on the cygwin home page. -chris -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com