[aklug] Re: chmod

* Christopher Howard <christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> [130213 07:11]:
> On 02/12/2013 08:27 PM, Scott A. Johnson wrote:
> > I have tens of thousands of files nested inside several thousand
> > directories on a data dump drive. I need to set different chmod levels
> > for the files inside the directories, but a different chmod for the
> > directories themselves. Example, the directories need to be 777 while
> > the files are 755. Can I do this easily? Luckily I don't need to set
> > different chmod levels for different/various files and/or directories.
> > ALL the files should be 755 - ALL the directories 777. Unfortunatley:
> > "sh# chmod -R 777 /" doesn't work since it will set the directories and
> > files to be the same.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Scott
> >
>
> step 1: open emacs
>
> step 2: M-x fix-permissions [RET] everything [RET]

  OMG! The vimmers will hate you now :)

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