Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-09 Thread Andrew Archibald
On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 23:19, John Richard Smith wrote: cd /mnt/win_c2/downloads2 downloads2]# ls -a ./ dnloads/ .Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download-CD1.i586.iso* ../ .Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download-CD1.i586.iso.segments* I've no idea why there is a '.' at the start of these file

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-09 Thread John Richard Smith
Andrew Archibald wrote: On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 23:19, John Richard Smith wrote: lsattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device While reading flags on .Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download-CD1.i586.iso 'lsattr' is written to adjust the attributes of files on a Linux second extended file system (ext2),

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-09 Thread Andrew Archibald
On Fri, 2004-04-09 at 11:52, John Richard Smith wrote: if I transfered the file to an ext2 file system situation I could then reset the icon attributes of the iso file ? and if so what part to chattr would do that do you think ? or am I barking up the wrong tree I'm pretty sure chattr is

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-09 Thread John Richard Smith
Andrew Archibald wrote: On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 23:19, John Richard Smith wrote: cd /mnt/win_c2/downloads2 downloads2]# ls -a ./ dnloads/ .Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download-CD1.i586.iso* ../ .Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download-CD1.i586.iso.segments* I've no idea why there is a '.' at the

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-09 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Friday 09 April 2004 06:23, John Richard Smith wrote: Andrew Archibald wrote: On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 23:19, John Richard Smith wrote: cd /mnt/win_c2/downloads2 downloads2]# ls -a ./ dnloads/ .Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download-CD1.i586.iso* ../

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-09 Thread John Richard Smith
Andrew Archibald wrote: On Fri, 2004-04-09 at 14:13, John Richard Smith wrote: So essentially , as far as icon display is concerned it is almost certainly going to be a viewer setting problem. Yep, suppose that's the long short of it! It all boils down to two lines! I think there is such a

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-09 Thread John Richard Smith
Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Friday 09 April 2004 06:23, John Richard Smith wrote: Andrew Archibald wrote: On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 23:19, John Richard Smith wrote: cd /mnt/win_c2/downloads2 downloads2]# ls -a ./ dnloads/ .Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download-CD1.i586.iso* ../

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-09 Thread Richard Urwin
On Friday 09 Apr 2004 5:43 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: Andrew Archibald wrote: On Fri, 2004-04-09 at 14:13, John Richard Smith wrote: So essentially , as far as icon display is concerned it is almost certainly going to be a viewer setting problem. Yep, suppose that's the long short of

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-09 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Friday 09 April 2004 12:23, John Richard Smith wrote: Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Friday 09 April 2004 06:23, John Richard Smith wrote: Andrew Archibald wrote: On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 23:19, John Richard Smith wrote: cd /mnt/win_c2/downloads2 downloads2]# ls -a ./ dnloads/

[newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-08 Thread John Richard Smith
How may one change file attributes ? and how do you unhide hidden files ( the .file type) in a consul ? John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-08 Thread Charlie
On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 10:38 pm, many eyes viewed John Richard Smith's words:- How may one change file attributes ? and how do you unhide hidden files ( the .file type) in a consul ? John man chattr -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 + The mass of men lead lives of quiet

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-08 Thread Andrew Archibald
On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 13:38, John Richard Smith wrote: How may one change file attributes ? 'chmod' for file access access permissions ('man chmod' for details), for other (more obscure, less advisable to play with) attributes, try 'man chattr'. and how do you unhide hidden files ( the .file

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-08 Thread Andrew Archibald
On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 19:03, Andrew Archibald wrote: The period that proceeds the filename is to indicate that it is to be hidden during normal browsing- for settings etc. This hiding isn't due It is perhaps worth noting that the period is in fact *part of* the filename. My wording was a little

Re: [newbie] Changing file attributes

2004-04-08 Thread John Richard Smith
Andrew Archibald wrote: On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 13:38, John Richard Smith wrote: How may one change file attributes ? 'chmod' for file access access permissions ('man chmod' for details), for other (more obscure, less advisable to play with) attributes, try 'man chattr'. and how do you unhide