create new file from bash: with DACL, owner, & group as windows would

[Brian Dessent]

cygwin@trodman.com wrote:

> I like and depend on NTSEC, but sometimes I want pure windows behavior.
> 
> How can I create a new file from the bash prompt without umask being
> honored- what I want is a script to create a new empty file,
> so the DACL, owner & group will be exactly what a user would
> get by running the below from a simple DOS prompt:
> 
>   echo.>foo
> 
> The closest I've come from the bash prompt is:
> 
>   $ cmd /c 'echo.>foo'

I think you're overcomplicating it...How about:

$ CYGWIN=nontsec touch foo

Brian

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