On Tue, 28 Apr 2020, Michael wrote: >On Tuesday 28 April 2020 03:06:06 pm Marvin Jones via trinity-users wrote: >> I'm build a linux workstation for my wife -- her first linux box. >> Since her last immersion in command line usage was back in CP/M day, >> and then DOS before Windows, I am trying to set her up with as many >> GUI solutions as possible. konqueror is, of course, a prime choice! >> >> We both work on web sites, and move "stuff" to and fro a VPS we share. >> In my own usage I've been using `sshfs` to mount the remote file system >> on a mount point in my $HOME -- do whatever I needed to do -- then >> unmount the remote file system. ... all at the command line. >> >> An annoyance I've always cursed is the inability of `cp`, `mv`, or even >> `rsync` to replicate the from_file permissions to the to-file's >> permissions with the `sshfs` mounts -- because the owning userids are >> different between the two file systems. Even tho', immediately after >> getting the error message from `cp`, I can `chmod` the permissions to >> what I want without any error. sigh... >> >> That command line Miky-Maus was not something I wanted to foist on my >> wife. So, I spent maybe an hour today trying to find a way around the >> problem in general. No joy. >> >> So, for the first time in my testing, I fired up konqueror with two >> panes: one pane on $HOME/ amd the other pane on the already-mounted >> remote file system. >> >> Then I copied from a local directory a large collection of files with >> many, many different possible permissions set all the way through the >> public permissions. I was going to go through the "right click on the >> file" => "Properties" => "permissions" => owner|group|others change >> process to make a write up for her to follow. >> >> The file were all copied up to the >> remote file system WITH THE ORIGINAL FILE'S PERMISSIONS!!! >> >> KONQUEROR ROCKS! >> >> Thank you KDE; Thank you TDE; Thank you Trinity!! >> >> (Gee... I sure hope that's not a bug!!! If so, DON'T FIX IT!!!) > >That's just cool! > >Any chance you'd be willing to add a write up on how to set that all up on?: > >https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Tips_And_Tricks Well, it's not so much a "how to set that all up", as much as it is a Great Undocumented Feature. So, yes, I'll write it up in that tone -- Real Soon Now. Best regards, Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | Marvin | W3DHJ | linux Pueblo, Colorado | @ | Jonesy | FreeBSD __ 38.238N 104.547W | jonz.net | DM78rf | SK