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From: ramabads@cs.rpi.edu (Shiva )
Subject: Re: Saving a file in emacs without the right permission bits
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In article <1991Apr19.052504.2074@Think.COM>, barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes:
|> 
|> Actually, it's not overwriting the file, and it's not changing its
|> ownership.  GNU Emacs renames the old file to filename~ or
|> filename.~<version#>~, and then creates a *new* file with the old file's
|> name.  Since you created the new file, you are its owner.
|> 

Excuse this dumb question, but should'nt the owner be the only person who
is allowed to rename files ???  Especially if the permissions are 644 as 
Kanan claims ???

-shiva
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Shivkumar Ramabadran          (shiva)             ramabads@turing.cs.rpi.edu

"Always do what you are afraid to do. "
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