Command: protect

Syntax

protect <wildname> {,<wildname> ... }

Description

Redefine the protection for one or more disc files.

Parameters

• <wildname>
  The file or files to have their protection changed.

Switches

• -o=<prot>
  Give a change of owner protection.

• -g=<prot>
  Give a change of group protection.

• -w=<prot>
  Give a change of world protection, where <prot> is text containing a combination of the following characters:

r for read access

w for write access

x for execute access

- for padding

• -q
  Quiet mode. Do not record an error or print an error message if the file(s) cannot be found.

• -t=<oct>
  Give the total protection, in the form of an octal constant, e.g. 777. This switch will cancel any -o, -g or -w switches.

• -v
  Prompt for verification before each change.

Notes

The protection is the unix system, i.e. read/write/execute for owner/group/world.

Examples

Give all access to the owner and read-only access for everybody else.

protect yours.cmd, -o=rwx, -g=r--, -w=r--

Multiple application with verification.

protect *.dat, -t=664, -v