[Novalug] Sample shell code...

Joel Fouse joel at fouse.net
Fri Feb 23 15:56:23 EST 2007


On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 15:09 -0500, donjr wrote:
> Having an executable in a directory that you also have WRITE permission
> to is dangerous as it means the executable can also accidently be
> changed or deleted.

Beg pardon?  Since shell scripts were what started this tangent, how are
you supposed to write a script if you don't have write permission in the
directory you want to put it?  I'm sure your statement makes sense in a
certain context, but seems overbroad as stated.  Care to clarify?

- Joel




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