can't run script

[Brian V Bonini]

On Sun, 2003-12-21 at 15:19, Atom 'Smasher' wrote:
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> > #!/bin/tcsh
> >
> > gpg -d qce.asc > qce
> > chmod 700 qce
> > qce
> > rm -f qce
> >
> > If I run this while in the dir containing the script all is fine
> > but if I run it from elsewhere I get:
> >
> > gpg: can't open `qce.asc'
> > gpg: decrypt_message failed: file open error
> >
> > I thought it was just a permissions thing so I 777'd everything just to
> > see but still get the same thing.
> ======================
> 
> either the top line of the script should be:
> 	cd /correct/directory/
> or include the full path of all files you want to play with.
> 
> also, instead of `chmod` after the file is created, use `umask` before
> it's created.
> 

BTW: I don't know of anyway to have umask activate execute permissions
on a file, do you? I thought 0 will only do rwx on directories. At least
that's how it works on my system 027 will give rw-r-----


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