chmod question and problem

Peanut · 07-01-2003, 03:28 PM

I am trying to chmod all files with the extension of *.cgi in a folder and all of its sub folders. It does it for the folder that i am in but it won't do any of the subfolders.

I have been using

chmod -R 755 *.cgi

Can anyone tell me what i am doing wrong thanks.

slightcrazed · 07-01-2003, 03:33 PM

Shouldn't it be a small r for recursive? I thought the big R is for reverse.

So

Code:

chmod -r 755 *.cgi

should work.

*edit - Never mind, big R is recursive, little r isn't even an option. Try adding a -v so that it spits out any error messages, might help to track it down.*

slight

david_ross · 07-01-2003, 03:39 PM

I don't think you can do it like that. It will chmod the files that match the pattern and since you don't allow for a directory it won't work. Sorry I can't think of a way to do it without a script.

slightcrazed · 07-01-2003, 03:46 PM

From chmod --help:

Code:

Usage: chmod [OPTION]... MODE[,MODE]... FILE...
  or:  chmod [OPTION]... OCTAL-MODE FILE...
  or:  chmod [OPTION]... --reference=RFILE FILE...
Change the mode of each FILE to MODE.

  -c, --changes           like verbose but report only when a change is made
  -f, --silent, --quiet   suppress most error messages
  -v, --verbose           output a diagnostic for every file processed
      --reference=RFILE   use RFILE's mode instead of MODE values
  -R, --recursive         change files and directories recursively
      --help              display this help and exit
      --version           output version information and exit

Each MODE is one or more of the letters ugoa, one of the symbols +-= and
one or more of the letters rwxXstugo.

Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

Sure sounds like you can do it recursively, but maybe that is only for directories like David said. Maybe try specifying the entire path to your starting directory, i.e.

Code:

chmod -R 755 /my/directory/*.cgi

Anyone else have any ideas?

slight

david_ross · 07-01-2003, 03:54 PM

How about creating "/bin/rchmod":

Code:

#!/bin/bash

for i in `find -name \*.$2`; do
echo "chmod $1 $i";
chmod $1 $i;
done

chmod 755 /bin/rchmod

cd to the base dir containing the cgi files then run:
rchmod 755 cgi

moses · 07-01-2003, 05:29 PM

Code:

chmod -R 755 `find . -name \*.cgi`

Peanut · 07-01-2003, 10:59 PM

thanks for all the responses

david_ross: I am a major newb and want to know how i would create such file.

Thanks for the help you guys are providing

DrOzz · 07-01-2003, 11:03 PM

just open up a blank document and type the following or copy/paste it, and then save it as the name rchmod...
then change the permissions like he said for you can execute it.
and then also like he said change to the base of the directory and issue the command that he mentioned.

Peanut · 07-01-2003, 11:15 PM

thanks