In various applications, such as vi and various IDEs, there is a way to save a modified read-only file, if the user has ownership of the file. Is there a way to do so in Kate/Kwrite, without having to go to a shell and doing a chmod +w? It’s not a big deal one time, but when editing multiple files, it becomes a pain.
At least in “kwrite”, the File menu includes “Save as” which allows saving the file under a different name or path.
That is not true. It is possible when you have the right to write into the directory that holds the file.
While in the majority of cases the owner of the file will be the owner of the directory and also the write permission for the owner of the directory will be set, that is not per se the case.
I have to correct myself.
It is not crucial to have write permission to the directory, but to have x permission. That will allow you to do the needed chmods (either by typing then in a shell, or through a vi feature). You need access to the inode, which is what the x-bit governs.
Sorry for the confusion I may have created :shame: