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Recursive chmod for files or folders
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| # To recursively give directories read&execute privileges: | |
| chmod 755 $(find /path/to/base/dir -type d) | |
| # To recursively give files read privileges: | |
| chmod 644 $(find /path/to/base/dir -type f) | |
| #Or, to reduce chmod spawning: | |
| find /path/to/base/dir -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 755 | |
| find /path/to/base/dir -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 644 |
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