Obviously most people here either are Linux EXPERTS or they have *WAY* too much time on their hands! Hehehehe just kidding :) chmod a+rX actually worked quite nicely. I know I know it may not do the exact same thing as writing a script to do it, but sheesh! :)
On 20 Mar 1997, Graeme Stewart wrote: > Thought <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > How do I make a whole directory tree and it's files readable by everyone? > > I can't just chmod -R a+r dir because then they won't be able to cd to the > > directories, but I can't chmod -R a+rx dir because then all the files will > > be executable... Is there a way to make the directories +x without making > > all the files +x? Or better yet is there a way to copy the owner's > > permissions to the group and other's permissions? Thanks > > > > > > You might try something like this: > > #! /bin/bash > for direc in `find . -type d` ; do > chmod $direc a+rx > done > > for file in `find . -type f` ; do > chmod $file a+r > done > > > Graeme > > -- > | Graeme A Stewart, pgp public key finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Key fingerprint = AF C7 BF A4 52 D5 3C 3B 17 A5 62 43 DA 15 E8 97 | > | "Keep a good head, and always carry a lightbulb." Dylan | >
