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cdom	08-29-2007 02:59 PM

I need to change access to over 5000 files in the same directory

I made the mistake of transfering all my audio files while in root. Now I have 5000 files and directories that I cannot access as a non-super-user. Is there a way to change the file permissions in one fell swoop instead of using chmod on every directory and file?

b0uncer

08-29-2007 03:01 PM

Yeah, recursive chmod'ing.

Code:

man chmod

after reading the important lines, which takes about 8 seconds, do this:

Code:

chmod -R new_owner /path/to/top/directory

and after that, /path/to/top/directory and all of it's subfolders and files are changed to the ownership of new_owner.

cdom	08-29-2007 03:50 PM

Thanks

I looked through the man file but obviously didn't understand it. Thanks so much.

i_grok

08-29-2007 03:51 PM

Actually, you want to change the owner of the files, not the permissions.

Code:

chown -R new_owner /path/to/top/directory

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