About the attrib command on cleaup.cmd

[gugutz]

I openned command prompt, and typed attrib /?.

so the list of all possibilities of what to do with the command appeared.

and it says there that if you add, for instance, attrib -r /s "%programfiles%\Alwil Software\Avast4", it will remove the Read Only tag from all the files and subdirectories and the files under subdirectories under Avast4 folder.

But i´m testing, i it doesn´t work! How come?

i created a line in my cleanup.cmd files using that exact line i described above, but when i go and check, the Avast4 folder still contains Read-Only files.

Do i really have to insert attrib -r *.* specifying folder by folder from where i want to remove the Read-Only tag?

Or i am doing something wrong?

I want to use this to remove the Read-Only tag from firefox profiles folder, and it have many subdirectories, so only 1 line to do the whole work would be very handy.

Any corrections, sugestions or ideas?

Since now, thanks for all the ones who helps!

[Yzöwl]

attrib -r "%programfiles%\Alwil Software\Avast4" /s

[gugutz]

attrib -r "%programfiles%\Alwil Software\Avast4" /s

didn´t work.

i went to check, and was there, all the files under avast4 folder set as read-only.

[nakira]

attrib -r "%programfiles%\Alwil Software\Avast4\*" /s

[Ctrl-X]

attrib -r "%programfiles%\Alwil Software\Avast4" /s /d

Displays or changes file attributes.

ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A ] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [drive:][path][filename]
	   [/S [/D]]

  +   Sets an attribute.
  -   Clears an attribute.
  R   Read-only file attribute.
  A   Archive file attribute.
  S   System file attribute.
  H   Hidden file attribute.
  [drive:][path][filename]
	  Specifies a file or files for attrib to process.
  /S  Processes matching files in the current folder
	  and all subfolders.
  /D  Processes folders as well.

Edited September 25, 2006 by Ctrl-X

[Yzöwl]

attrib -r "%programfiles%\Alwil Software\Avast4" /s

didn´t work.

i went to check, and was there, all the files under avast4 folder set as read-only.

It wasn't supposed to!

I was 'tongue in cheek' highlighting the fact that even though you'd read up and were having problems, you'd decided against using the /s switch after the drive path and filename as in this text

ATTRIB [+R | -R][+A | -A ] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [drive:][path][filename] [/s [/D]]

As already now given by other members, you have two options

1. attrib -r "%programfiles%\Alwil Software\Avast4\*.*" /s
   This will set the attributes of all files inside Avast4 to NOT 'read only'
   
2. attrib -r "%programfiles%\Alwil Software\Avast4\*" /s /d
   This will set the attributes of all files and directories inside Avast4 to NOT 'read-only'
   

Edited September 25, 2006 by Yzöwl

[gugutz]

problem solved.

i wan´t aware of the \*" at the end of the line.

this means ALL, right?

i tested, and all the files and subdirectories under Avast4 folder had the read only tag removed.

thanks, guys!