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Old 12-22-2009
Changing file permission recursively
I have a directory named DIR. The contents of the directory is something like:

Code:
a.sh
b.sh
cghsk.sh
assjsjkd
gdshddll
DFG/
...
...

Where only DFG/ is a folder.

I want to grant execute permission to all(a+x), for all the files directly under the DIR directory except the files that doesn't have a file name extension.

Code:
chmod -R +x /DIR

wont solve my problem.
Last edited by proactiveaditya; 12-22-2009 at 07:17 AM..
# 2  
Old 12-22-2009
Code:
for fname in $(find /DIR | grep -v '\.' )
do
    chmod +x $fname
done

# 3  
Old 12-22-2009
Worked it out.
Code:
for fname in $(find /DIR -maxdepth 1 -name "*.sh")
do
chmod +x $fname
done


Did the trick.
Last edited by proactiveaditya; 12-22-2009 at 08:02 AM..
# 4  
Old 12-22-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by proactiveaditya
Worked it out.
Code:
for fname in $(find /DIR -maxdepth 1 -name "*.sh")
do
chmod +x $fname
done


Did the trick.
You dont require a loop there, a simple find command can do the trick.

Code:
find /DIR -maxdepth 1 -name *.sh -exec chmod +x {} \;

# 5  
Old 12-22-2009
Oh Thanks
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