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Originally posted by lsakhvoruk
How can I change permissions (owner, group, other) with chmod in such a way so that when I change the permissions for a directory the permissions for all of its contents (files, sub directories, etc) change as well? I know that it can be done is KDE but what about using chmod on command line? Thanks! Leo.
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chmod is intended to be used at the command line. The following operates recursively, changing the access mode of subdirectories and files beneath a specified directory.
chmod -R
mode files
Changes in ownership of specified files are accomplished by the command chown.
chown -R
userid files operates recursively, changing the owner of the subdirectories and files beneath a specified directory.
I nearly forgot, changes in group are accomplished with the command chgrp. Recursive changes follow the above syntax-- chgrp -R
group files
The group must be named in the /etc/groups file, maintained by the newgroup command.
One final thing, if you want to learn more about chmod open a terminal and type man chmod. It will tell you all you need to know about using chmod at the command line. An alternative is to type chmod --help at the command line.
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