Take away the world's write and execute access : chmod « File Directory « Ruby






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Take away the world's write and execute access


class File
  U_R = 0400
  U_W = 0200
  U_X = 0100
  G_R = 0040
  G_W = 0020
  G_X = 0010
  O_R = 0004
  O_W = 0002
  O_X = 0001

  A_R = 0444
  A_W = 0222
  A_X = 0111
end


new_permission = File.lstat("my_file").mode ^ (File::O_W | File::O_X)
File.chmod(new_permission, "my_file")








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