how to fix Permission denied on directory in unix?

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I have a ksh file which will download a zip file from the internet in the /tmp directory with name f.zip

Why do I get Permission denied?

$ ./downloadbcfi
Current name is /download.files.R1201BHtm.zip
/tmp/f.zip: Permissin denied

When I look at the permission on the /tmp directory everything is ok as below: enter image description here

Is the shell really spelling "permission" wrong, or is this not an actual copy and paste? — Wooble, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:18
You are right /tmp/f.zip already exists and i have not permission to write to it. thanks — itro, Feb 15, 2012 at 13:21

Sam Arul Raj T · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-15 12:16:44Z

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Use this command in command line tool

chmod 0777 /tmp/f.zip

answered Feb 15, 2012 at 12:16

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core1024core1024 · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-15 12:12:14Z

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if you have ran your script as root and now as normal user. Then you may not have permission to read/write f.zip

answered Feb 15, 2012 at 12:12

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