protection against removing read-only files
Werner LEMBERG
wl at gnu.org
Fri Apr 2 08:27:31 UTC 2004
> > It is far too easy to remove read-only files with mc. Either I've
> > missed a configuration option to make mc warn if a read-only file
> > is going to be removed (similar to the `rm' command), or such an
> > option doesn't exist.
> >
> > If the latter is true please implement this feature!
>
> The unset write attribute protects files against modification. It
> doesn't protect files against deletion. Deletion is modification of
> the directory where the file resides.
>
> "Options->Confirmation->confirm Delete" in the menu requires
> confirmation when any file is deleted. I suggest that you never
> unset that option.
I want one more level of protection. First, the warning window with
Delete file `foo.bar'
pops up (if `confirm Delete' is set), then another warning window with
File `foo.bar' is read-only. Really delete?
should pop up. Most GNU tools (e.g. `rm') behave like this.
Werner
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