File access

[Justin To]

Hello, just wondering how I would go about making a file read-only, and
writeable only through my program.

=D Thanks!

 

[Iñaki Baz Castillo]

El Mi=C3=A9rcoles, 25 de Junio de 2008, Justin To escribi=C3=B3:

Hello, just wondering how I would go about making a file read-only, and
writeable only through my program.

In which file system and operating system?
You need a file system supporting user/group permissions (as Unix/Linux any=
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filesystem). Windows with FATXX doesn't support it.

Then you must use File methods about file permissions.


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I=C3=B1aki Baz Castillo

 

[Robert Klemme]

Hello, just wondering how I would go about making a file read-only, and
writeable only through my program.

http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/fileutils/rdoc/classes/FileUtils.html#M000714