I'm familiar with
File.chmod 0777 filename

however, anybody know the equivalent to "chmod u+r filename" from the
command line--but in ruby?
Thanks!
-r

> File.class_eval do
>    def self.addmod(flags, filename)
>      themode=stat(filename).mode | flags
>      chmod(themode, filename)
>    end
> end
>
> Although there's no error checking and the return value could probably
> be something better (like themode).
>
> So after defining that, your 'u+r' would be:
>    File.addmod(0200, 'filename')

Much thanks.
-r

Roger Pack wrote:
> the equivalent to "chmod u+r filename" [...] in ruby?

I filed a feature request for symbolic mode ('u+r') support
in FileUtils::chmod() and FileUtils::chmod_R() methods here:

  http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/2190

Cheers.

> I filed a feature request for symbolic mode ('u+r') support
> in FileUtils::chmod() and FileUtils::chmod_R() methods here:
>
>   http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/2190
>
> Cheers.

Thanks for doing that.
-r