But to make things easier, it is a common configuration that most of the folders do just inherit the permissions from the folder they live in, and folders at the root of a filesystem inherit from the drive (you could say 'the drive letter').
none the wiser. 1  Knowing no more than before, as in He tried to explain the tax structure, but in the end I was none the wiser. 2  Knowing no more than before, as in He tried to explain the tax structure, but in the end I was none the wiser.
1 The tongue of the wise utters knowledge aright; but the mouths of fools pour out folly. ~ Proverbs 15:2. 2  A gentle tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit. ~ Proverbs 15:4.  Whoso keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.