[darcs-users] toggling read-only

Juliusz Chroboczek jch at pps.jussieu.fr
Thu Dec 30 20:23:27 UTC 2004


> It'd be good, though, to keep in mind that making a file non-writeable
> doesn't go very far towards making it unmodifiable, since it can always be
> deleted and replaced, which is what darcs would do.

Aye.  But it will cause all the editors I know to annoy you enough for
you to notice something's wrong.  (Emacs will require you to C-x C-q
before you can edit the buffer and ask for confirmation before saving;
vi will require you to use an ``!'' when saving).

                                        Juliusz





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