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Set read-only attribute from command line

We can mark a file as read-only from command line too. Command for this is given below.

attrib +R  filename

Example:

attrib +R example.doc

The above command will set the read only attribute for the file file.doc and user will not be able to do modifications to the file.

To check if a file has read only attribute set, you can check by running attrib command on the file.

 attrib filename

Example:

D:\data\> attrib example.doc
A    R       D:\data\example.doc

Recursively set read-only attribute for all files in the directory

attrib /S +R
2 comments… add one
  • rpgivpgmr

    Nice. Thanks.

  • rpgivpgmr

    Forgot to mention. This is a good alternative to dowloading those free utilities to get read only files onto the Pocket PC.

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