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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/PROGRAMMING b/doc/PROGRAMMING index 4d1e315b..eb063724 100644 --- a/doc/PROGRAMMING +++ b/doc/PROGRAMMING @@ -324,6 +324,16 @@ install_lib($src, $dest) Installs a library at the path $src into $dest. The parent dir of $dest must exist (can be created with install_dir). This is intended for installing libraries. +reset_perm_and_owner($mode, $path...) + Resets the ownership and mode (POSIX permissions) of $path + This is useful for files created directly by the script, but + it not necessary for files installed via the install_* + functions. + The file owner and group is set to "root:root". The change + is only done on the exact paths listed (i.e. it is *not* + recursive). + To avoid issue, please pass mode as a string (i.e. '0755' + rather than 0755). open_gz($file) Open $file, read from it as a gzip-compressed file and return the file handle. |