Re: [tlug] cp oddity

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

>>>>> "Shawn" == Shawn  <javajunkie@example.com> writes:

    Shawn> it's funny that when copying all of 11000+ files which are
    Shawn> permissioned at 555, I sometimes get permission errors and
    Shawn> mostly not

    Shawn> cp -R /media/cdrecorder /home/j/R/aba_2
    Shawn> cp: cannot create regular file

"Create" requires w permission on the directory (as well as x
permission on parents of that directory, IIRC).


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