[K12OSN] home directory permissions

[Nils Breunese]

David L. Willson wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:23:39 +0200, Nils Breunese wrote
>> David L. Willson wrote:
>>
>>>> crontab -e
>>>>
>>>> Now PgDn to the bottom of the file and hit "A" (capital letter A  
>>>> for
>>>> Append) and hit the enter to start a new line
>>>>
>>>> now type in:
>>>>
>>>> * 7,11 * * * chmod 700 /home/*
>>>>
>>>> then hit <Esc> then :wq
>>>
>>> Let me recommend:
>>>
>>> G                               <-- take me to the end of the file
>>> o                               <-- open a new line below and edit  
>>> it
>>> * 7,11 * * * chmod 700 /home/*  <-- type your new line
>>> ZZ                              <-- safe save and quit
>>
>> You can leave out G and directly use 'o' to insert a new line below
>> your current position.
>
> I understood from the words "PgDn to the bottom of the file" that we  
> want the new line
> at the bottom of the file, though.  If you don't hit 'G' before 'o'  
> the new line will be
> inserted after the first, not after the last.

You're right, I was reading 'end of the line' which I thought was  
unnecessary, but of course that's not what G does.

Nils Breunese.