from("root") {
                    println(filePermissions.getOrNull() == null ? "DEFAULT" : filePermissions.get().toUnixNumeric())
                    dirPermissions {unix(0755) }
                    println(dirPermissions.getOrNull() == null ? "DEFAULT" : dirPermissions.get().toUnixNumeric())
                    dirPermissions {unix(0755) }
                }
            }

            tasks.register("copy", Copy) {

            writeString(value.filteringCharset)
            writeNullableSmallInt(value.dirPermissions.map(ConfigurableFilePermissions::toUnixNumeric).orNull)
            writeNullableSmallInt(value.filePermissions.map(ConfigurableFilePermissions::toUnixNumeric).orNull)
            writeCollection(value.copyActions)
            writeCollection(value.children)
        }
    }

                                eachFile {
                                    permissions = p
                                }
                              """
        "file mode"         | "fileMode = p.toUnixNumeric()"
        "file permissions"  | "filePermissions.set(p)"
    }

    private def withSourceFiles(String permissions) {
        file("files/sub/a.txt").createFile().setPermissions(permissions)