On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 16:33, Benj wrote:
> Joon Guillen wrote:
>
> > Quick question: How do I chmod recursively DIRECTORIES ONLY? For
> > example, I'd want to chmod the /usr dir and everything inside it, but
> > ONLY the directories and not the files nor symbolic links.
>
> # find /usr -type d -exec chmod <mode> {} \;
Excellent! Works like a charm. One more question, though: what are the
"{}" and "\;" characters for?
> This might not include /usr though. Please check.
Yup, it includes the top directory itself. Thanks much!
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Joon Guillen
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