# Issue the <span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">ls -lR</span> command for the '''~/documents''' directory to confirm that those regular file permission have changed.<br><br>Let's get some practice setting permissions to allow users to make editing changes to regular files.<br><br>

# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">chmod ugo-w ~/documents/memos/memo*.txt</span><br><br>

# Using the nano or vi text editor, open the regular file '''~/documents/memos/memo1.txt'''<br>and type in some text and try to save your editing changes.<br>What happened?<br><br>

# To <u>abort</u> your editing session in '''vi''': type <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">:q!</span><br>To <u>abort</u> your editing changes in '''nano''': type <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">ctrl-x</span><br>type <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">n</span> and then press '''ENTER''' when prompted to save editing changes<br><br>