chmod whole directory

waynejkruse10 · 08-31-2005, 04:30 PM

how do you chmod all the files in a directory to just say 755?

IsaacKuo · 08-31-2005, 04:40 PM

cd ~/mydirectory
chmod 755 *

This will change the permissions on all files and directories in ~/mydirectory to 755. It will not recursively affect anything inside the subdirectories.

waynejkruse10 · 08-31-2005, 04:42 PM

what if i want to change all the permissions on all the subdirectories?

Nylex · 08-31-2005, 04:46 PM

I think you can use

$ chmod -R 755 /path/to/directory

IsaacKuo · 08-31-2005, 04:47 PM

Then use the -r option to recursively change everything within also. e.g.

cd ~/mydirectory
chmod -r 755 *

If you want to change the permissions on the directory itself also, it's more convenient to do it from the parent directory:

cd ~
chmod -r 755 mydirectory

waynejkruse10 · 08-31-2005, 04:57 PM

thanks for your help.

Wayne