Mike,
You can do that like this:
chmod ### -Rf dirname
Mark
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>
> I need too change the permissions on an entire directory tree. [eg /public] what is
>the easiest way to do this. I wish to give everybody rights to a certain folder and
>all the contents inside.
>
> Is it possible to keep the rights above set to even thing created afterwards? [ie
>user1 creates a folder user2 wants to use it as well.]
>
> Regards
>
> Mike Freeman
>
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