X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,3fc592c752640035 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,3fc592c752640035 X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,3fc592c752640035 X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-26 22:29:36 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!dearn!blekul11!idefix.CS.kuleuven.ac.be!ub4b!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: s3026557@titanic.mpce.mq.edu.au (Duncan Anker) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Answer: how do you do a plan? Date: 26 Oct 1994 22:25:34 -0500 Organization: Macquarie University, School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics Lines: 26 Sender: boba@wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <38n6je$fet@gagme.wwa.com> References: <38kt61$7fa@expert.cc.purdue.edu> <38lp6k$gcj@gagme.wwa.com> <38m2bq$ld0@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: nntp.gmd.de rec.arts.ascii:2489 alt.ascii-art:15972 Jon Robertsen Plummer (jplummer@umich.edu) wrote: : Bob Allison (boba@wwa.com) had this to say: : = Strawberry Bitch wrote: : = >Okay, here is my predicament: I have a file called ".plan" but now I don't : = >know how to put it in my plan in my finger file. Could someone please : = >enlighten me? I am truly lost. If it makes a difference, I am on a : = >UNIX system. Thank you so much.. : = If it's called ".plan" that should be it. Make sure it's in the top : = level of your home folder (ie, not in any other folders). Try fingering : = your account. : Chances are you'll have to set permissions on the file (and probably on : your directory) so that the file is world-readable. For more info, : "man chmod". .plan must be world readable, home directory must be world executable. So: chmod a+r .plan (or chmod 644 .plan) chmod a+x . (or chmod 711 .) -- s3026557@titanic.mpce.mq.edu.au * Duncan Anker * e3026557@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au The sign said "eight items or less". So I changed my name to Les.