Re: Bash script problem

From	Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Bash script problem
Date	2021-08-06 02:20 +0200
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Hi,

On 2021-08-05 8:07 p.m., Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 08:01:22PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote:
>> find . -type d -exec chmod -v 0644 '{}' \;
>>
>> to change the folder
>>
>> find . -type f -exec chmod -v 0755 '{}' \;
>>
>> to change files
> 
> You've switched the permissions around.  You want 644 on the files, and
> 755 on the directories.
> 
Indeed, I changed permission between folders and directories.

> Use + instead of \; to make them more efficient.  Also, you don't need
> to quote the {} argument.  I've never been able to figure out where
The quote around {} come from the man page of chmod.
What does + make as a difference ?
> that tradition came from, because I've never seen *any* shell where
> it's needed.  But at least it's harmless.
> 

Thanks for adding those useful information :)
-- 
Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside
-Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development

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Bash script problem "Gary L. Roach" <garyroach719@gmail.com> - 2021-08-05 02:00 +0200
  Re: Bash script problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-05 02:10 +0200
    Re: Bash script problem "Gary L. Roach" <garyroach719@gmail.com> - 2021-08-05 05:50 +0200
      Re: Bash script problem john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2021-08-05 09:00 +0200
      Re: Bash script problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-05 10:10 +0200
        Re: Bash script problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-05 13:20 +0200
          test vs. [ [was: Bash script problem] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-05 14:00 +0200
            Re: test vs. [ [was: Bash script problem] Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-05 14:40 +0200
              Re: test vs. [ [was: Bash script problem] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-05 15:00 +0200
      Re: Bash script problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-05 14:30 +0200
  Re: Bash script problem Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2021-08-05 09:40 +0200
    Re: Bash script problem Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-08-05 10:30 +0200
      Re: Bash script problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-05 10:40 +0200
        Re: Bash script problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-05 14:00 +0200
          Re: Bash script problem "Gary L. Roach" <garyroach719@gmail.com> - 2021-08-05 22:10 +0200
            Re: Bash script problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-05 22:20 +0200
              Re: Bash script problem "Gary L. Roach" <garyroach719@gmail.com> - 2021-08-06 17:00 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-06 17:10 +0200
            Re: Bash script problem David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2021-08-06 01:40 +0200
              Re: Bash script problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-06 02:10 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-08-06 02:20 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-06 02:30 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-08-06 03:50 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-06 04:10 +0200
              Re: Bash script problem Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-08-06 02:10 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem Christian Groessler <chris@groessler.org> - 2021-08-06 02:30 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem Christian Groessler <chris@groessler.org> - 2021-08-06 03:00 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-06 03:10 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2021-08-06 03:10 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2021-08-06 03:00 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-06 09:00 +0200
              Re: Bash script problem David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-08-06 05:10 +0200
                Re: Bash script problem David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2021-08-06 05:50 +0200
              Re: Bash script problem Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2021-08-06 09:20 +0200
  Re: Bash script problem Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2021-08-06 01:00 +0200

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