02-08-2007
If you mean when you open the file in the windows gVim it destroys the permissions, that is expected. Windows doesn't know about or understand the "Unix" permissions cygwin uses.
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gconf-editor(1) User Commands gconf-editor(1)
NAME
gconf-editor - view and edit personal desktop configuration preferences
SYNOPSIS
gconf-editor
DESCRIPTION
The GConf Editor application enables you to view and edit all of your current personal desktop preferences. The GConf Editor window pro-
vides a tree view to navigate through the hierarchy of preferences, an edit pane to make changes to individual preferences, and a descrip-
tion pane to highlight the documentation associated with the currently selected preference.
OPTIONS
None.
OPERANDS
None.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching GConf Editor
example% gconf-editor
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gconf-editor Executable for GConf Editor.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability | |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability | |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop System Administration Guide for your platform.
NOTES
Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.
SunOS 5.10 1 Oct 2003 gconf-editor(1)