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at April 6, 2010 12:07 by MikeyLikesIt
Initial Code 
// This will recursively search your directory tree (starting at dir ‘dot’) and chmod 755 all directories only.
find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;

// Similarly, the following will chmod all files only (and ignore the directories):
find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
Initial URL 
http://movabletripe.com/archive/recursively-chmod-directories-only/
Initial Description 
This will recursively search your directory tree (starting at dir ‘dot’) and chmod 755 all directories only.

find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;


Similarly, the following will chmod all files only (and ignore the directories):

find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
Initial Title 
Recursively chmod directories or files
Initial Tags 
Bash, ssh
Initial Language 
Bash