Hi If mkdir is invoked in such way: mkdir -m 755 -p dir/subir
then -m option will apply only to "subdir". "dir" will be created with permissions calculated from umask. Regards. -- --= Michal [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-- --= finger me for PGP public key or visit http://michal.waw.pl/PGP =-- --==--==--==--==--==-- Vodka. Connecting people.--==--==--==--==--==-- _______________________________________________ Bug-fileutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-fileutils