simple question

flipwhy · 08-29-2006, 04:56 PM

how do you change the owner of al lthe files in a directory in one command...coz its really annoying ot change each file separately...

kaz2100 · 08-29-2006, 05:07 PM

Check "man chown",

and look for possible options.

zackarya · 08-29-2006, 05:09 PM

All you need to do is

chown (username) *

and all files in the current directory will be changed to (username) as the owner.

Zackarya

flipwhy · 08-29-2006, 05:12 PM

chown -R is the way forward...cant beleive i asked bout that...o well...thanks

kaz2100 · 08-29-2006, 05:47 PM

zackarya · 08-29-2006, 05:54 PM

With -R you will change all files in the sub directories as well and
not just in the current directory.

Just so you know.

Zackarya