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# 1  
Old 07-09-2008
i want to write a script to test the folder permissions
Hi All,

I want a script to test folder permissions.( to alert me if a folder /abc/xyz does not have 775 permissions). i want to test /abc/xyz is having 775 permissions or not if not it has to alert me.

Please help me ASAP

Thanks in advance
# 2  
Old 07-10-2008
Code:
if ls -ld /abc/xyz | grep -q ^drwxrwxr-x
then
    continue
else
    echo complain
fi

If grep -q is not available on your platform, you can use grep ^drwxrwxr-x > /dev/null.
# 3  
Old 07-10-2008
IS there any command to check permissions
IS there any command to check permissions directly with out using the grep as below post repley. grep -q is not in my environment. Please help me ...

Thanks in advance
# 4  
Old 07-11-2008
if your using linux try stat

ie:

Code:
stat -t --format=%a /etc/your/file

# 5  
Old 07-11-2008
man find

The "-perm" parameter has the same value as used by chmod.
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