Greg, chmod will not distinguish between files and directories. To do the changes you propose, you will want to use find and chmod together.
I will assume you are at the base of what you want to change. To change files: find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \; To change directories: find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; These commands will start a the directory you are in and recusively change all files and directories. If you want to learn more about the -type, read the man page on find. Mike On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 19:58, Greg Meyer wrote: > Can I run chmod so that it only applies the changes to files or only to > directories. I don't see an option in the man page that does this, but I am > sure it must be possible. I want my files to be set to 644 and my > directories to 755. > -- > Greg > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Michael Noble mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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