File permissions?

[Jim Byrnes]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> Jim Byrnes wrote:
>> I've been using Ubuntu for about two weeks now and am starting to get 
>> used to it.  However, coming from an OS/2\Windows world file permissions 
>> seem to be giving me some grief.
>>
>> Maybe if someone could tell me how to do a couple of specific tasks it 
>> would become clearer to me.  I have Jedit loaded on all three of my 
>> OS's. I have modified some mode files on the other OS's I would like to 
>> use on Ubuntu.  I copied them to a shared folder on Ubuntu but I can't 
>> copy them to /usr/share/jedit/modes which is where Jedit will look for them.
>>
>> In that same vein, if I wanted to edit one of those files with Jedit how 
>> could I get Jedit to open it for editing?
>>
>> Thanks,  Jim
>>
> 
> 	I down loaded jedit and find it is a brand-new editor for 
> computer programing. It includes compilers in the package. I 
> would suggest if your just looking to edit a document you use 
> gedit.
> 
> 73 Karl
> 
> 

I was just using Jedit as a specific example of me trying and failing to 
do something with files.  If I open one of the mode files I mentioned 
above Jedit will not let me make any changes to it.  Gedit will let me 
change it but will not then let me save it.  I assume this all has 
something to do with file permissins.

This is a single user system and I am just trying to learn how to work 
with files.

Thanks,  Jim