On Jan 31, 2012, at 11:57 AM, arichic...@gmail.com wrote: > The files that I did move over, came over read-only. About 30 folders, > thousands of files. I can change permissions individually, manually > via Get Info, but is there a way to change them all with a fewer set > of commands, even through Terminal?
yes, the command chmod will change permissions of files and you can apply it to many files at once using wildcards and to entire directory structures using the -R flag; the chown command will do the same for file ownership. These are covered in many basic unix tutorials. However, I suspect you would have much better luck with the file transfers by bringing the iMac up in firewire target mode instead of connecting through the network. This gets rid of all the issues of ownership and such. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
