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{* 13nov2013}{...}
{* @@ Written by Elliott Lowy, mostly on the US government's dime (17 US Code § 105).}{...}
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{pstd}{bf:readonly} {hline 2} Set a file to be read only

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{pstd}{cmd:readonly} {it:{help path_el}}

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{pstd}{cmd:readonly} makes a file read-only (on Windows, only).

{pstd}This is intended as an adjunct to {cmd:savel} and the rest of my commands, which universally over-write things without warning.
This is just an easy way to programmatically, visibly, protect 'source' datasets or similar.

{pstd}To make a file read-write, you can use the operating system...