UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

hello guys...

im just new in using unix and im trying to create a command by using an "alias" and incoporating it in my .profile.

how can i make a command that will do a chmod 775 on all files only under my username.

i tried

Code:

alias gochmod="chmod 775 $PUROOT/path/*"

but this gives me a WARNING on all files not under my username.

is there any way i can customize this so that the files that will be changed are those only under my username?

Thanks a lot!

You can throw away the errors by changing the alias slightly

Code:

alias gochmod="chmod 775 $PUROOT/path/* 2> /dev/null"

This is sufficient unless the alias is roots and you only want to effect the files owned by root.

Same effect can be enjoyed if your OS supports -f option.

Under Solaris:

Code:

-f     Force. chmod will not complain if it fails to change the mode of a file

rishi

thanks guys! it worked...

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