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Posted by J.O. Aho on 11/19/06 17:51
kenoli wrote:
> I would like to get into my php.ini file using TextWrangler. I am not
> familiar enough with vi or other UNIX editors to be confident I won't
> screw something up trying to edit it with them. However, even when I
> CHMOD the file to 777, TextWranlger shows it grayed out when I try to
> open it through the TextWrangle file menu ("Open Hidden . . .").
>
> This makes me think that there is some Macintosh setting making it
> unopenable in TextWrangler, since permissions are set to 777.
>
> Otherwise, I'm wondering if there is some UNIX ownership issue that is
> causing this.
>
> Does anyone have experience with UNIX/Mac that can help me with this?
777 tells that the file is readable, writable and executive (it's enough to be
able to read/write, as it never will be executed, it's just a text file).
Do check that you really have 777, as if you try to change privileges when you
aren't the owner (or root), then the change won't be done, it will keep it's
original privilege bits.
Some programs may have protection against some types of files, that are
commonly used for configurations, this so that you won't by mistake do
something stupid, take a look if TextWrangle requires you to check something
before you can edit the file in question.
//Aho
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