chmod --recursive

[kamran_pro]

I have a huge directory in which I'd like to recursively chmod. The problem is that I want 755 for all directories and 644 for all the files. The:
chmod --recursive 755 *
command gives everything 755 permission.

Can anyone please help me in accomplishing this purpose?

[ccrvic]

Originally Posted by kamran_pro

The problem is that I want 755 for all directories and 644 for all the files.

man find. Pay attention to the "type" and "exec" bits.

Vic.

[kamran_pro]

Originally Posted by ccrvic

man find. Pay attention to the "type" and "exec" bits.

Vic.

Thanks for the quick reply . These commands did the job perfectly:

find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

try "chmod -R 755 <dir>"

[kamran_pro]

Err.. I don't mean to be offensive but I think you didn't understand my purpose.

It's fulfilled anyway, so nm.

oops... sorry... previously, i did not read the problem properly,

for your prob, find would b d best option...