Comments on: chmod change files or directories recursively to the same value http://gentoo-blog.de/stuff/chmod-change-files-or-directories-recursively-to-the-same-value/ The ultimate Gentoo Blog Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden http://gentoo-blog.de/stuff/chmod-change-files-or-directories-recursively-to-the-same-value/comment-page-1/#comment-254852 Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden Mon, 24 May 2010 23:44:18 +0000 http://gentoo-blog.de/?p=2642#comment-254852 chmod -R doesn't make a distinction between files and directories. The following is equal to the above commands: <code> find -type f -exec chmod 644 {} + find -type d -exec chmod 755 {} + </code> chmod -R doesn’t make a distinction between files and directories.

The following is equal to the above commands:

find -type f -exec chmod 644 {} +
find -type d -exec chmod 755 {} +

]]> By: Marcel http://gentoo-blog.de/stuff/chmod-change-files-or-directories-recursively-to-the-same-value/comment-page-1/#comment-254342 Marcel Sun, 23 May 2010 12:29:13 +0000 http://gentoo-blog.de/?p=2642#comment-254342 yes, but chmod -R doesnt discriminate between files and directories... yes, but chmod -R doesnt discriminate between files and directories…

]]> By: Dinbo http://gentoo-blog.de/stuff/chmod-change-files-or-directories-recursively-to-the-same-value/comment-page-1/#comment-232202 Dinbo Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:52:40 +0000 http://gentoo-blog.de/?p=2642#comment-232202 <code>chmod -R 644 *</code> also works! chmod -R 644 * also works!

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