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Hi. Does anyone know how to chmod the contents and subdirectories of a directory? Thanks!, Erik...
  1. 11-11-2006 #1
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    chmod subdirectories and files?

    Hi. Does anyone know how to chmod the contents and subdirectories of a directory?

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    If you use the -R switch (like chmod -R) on a directory, it'll affect everything in that directory. See chmod's man page for details.
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    thanks zelmo!
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