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Old 03-14-2010
Help with for loops

Hi, I am starting to enhance my scripting knowledge and need some assistance with simple 1 line for loops. This may help to do a mass permissions change on a big apache doc root while I have an insane customer on my phone.

What is the best resource to learn this skill and what are some that y'all have used in the past?

Thanks for any assistance.
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Old 03-14-2010
What shell are you using?
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Old 03-14-2010
I should have stated this...sorry

we use the bash shell mostly.
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Old 03-14-2010
What exactly are you wanting the script to do? Think about:

o What are the specifications to the names of the files you wish to change? ie, every file in a directory or some specific set of file names?

o All the files below that directory too?

o Exclude any files or directories?

o Script or a simple command?

o Execute from any directory?

o Check for errors or not?

The biggest hint I have is think clearly about what you want before you script it. The shell will do exactly what it is TOLD, not what you WANT or EXPECT!!!
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Old 03-14-2010
I'm not sure you need a loop because "chmod -R" might do what you want and if not then some "find" with "-exec" probably will.

However, if it's loops you want, this may get you started: 2005/06/02 Bash looping
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Old 03-14-2010
Code:
for file in * ;do chmod +w $file(or whatever you want); done

It is not necessary to do it this way, but this is a loop example for you.
 
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