small shell script for Linux users

[tZork]

the numeric chomd's are grt for speedy typing, but kinda hard to remeber sometimes. there is an alternate way of setting rights, literal.

for example if you whant exec, read and write group meneber read and other nada you would do "chmod u=rwx,g=r mycoolscript.sh"

Specing "who"
u = user
g = group
o = other
a = all (same as ugo)

Specing "what"
r = read
w = write
x = exec

the "who" part can be combined just like the "what" part. ex:
"chmod ug=rw,o=r"

some examples

chmod 777 is chmod a=rwx
chmod 700 is chmod u=rwx
chmod 744 is chmod u=rwx,go=r

[divVerent]

the numeric chomd's are grt for speedy typing, but kinda hard to remeber sometimes. there is an alternate way of setting rights, literal.

Well, that's why I only mentioned the combinations of octal rights that actually make sense... many combinations don't.

some examples

chmod 777 is chmod a=rwx
chmod 700 is chmod u=rwx
chmod 744 is chmod u=rwx,go=r

The most useful part about this syntax is that you can also MODIFY rights:

chmod a+r *.c # make everyone be able to read the .c files

Or even:

chmod -R a=rX,u+w .

The latter makes this directory and below 755, all things that already were executable 755, and all other regular files 644.

[esteel]

I would prefer an "Autorecord On/Off" switch in the menu instead of a shell script. A good place for it would be in the join menu, next to the refresh button imho.

I like both options. To have it in some batch file does not change anything for me.. its harder to forget and as i mostly use ST-2 as server browser i see the join menu not very often