chmod erased a directory(?)

SmooBG · #1 (**permalink**) 11-14-2005

I was attempting to change permissions on a directory, used a 'chmod -rwrwrw DirectoryName' command, and hit enter. Now, that directory shows that it's empty! How could this be? Any Ideas?

Thanks

Perderabo · #2 (**permalink**) 11-14-2005

Do a "ls -ld directory-name". When you can't read a directory, ls cannot produce a list of filenames. Read Unix File Permissions

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