[ale] chmod

Alex Carver agcarver+ale at acarver.net
Tue Dec 27 22:28:04 EST 2016


He shouldn't need recursive mode if he's inside the same directory as
the files.

However, which user owns the file?  If you're not the explicit owner
then it's not going to change permissions.  Sometimes it doesn't change
permissions if you're a member of the group, either.

On 2016-12-27 16:43, Jim Kinney wrote:
> -r
> 
> Recursive
> 
> It may be -R
> 
> Damn gnu not setting a standard on rR for recursive.
> 
> On Dec 27, 2016 7:08 PM, "Sean" <kilpatms at comcast.net 
> <mailto:kilpatms at comcast.net>> wrote:
> 
>     I am confused -- which is nothing new.
>     Running Fedora 24 on this laptop w/kernel 4.8.14, and CentOS  7.2 on my big
>     box.
>     In the past the following command has changed the perms within a directory of
>     .JPG files so that all of those files have the same perms:
> 
>     chmod 660 *.JPG
> 
>     Now it doesn't. On CentOS.  Works just fine on this laptop w/Fedora 24 -- ON
>     SOME DIRECTORIES!!! just not on the directories I need to have this work on.
> 
>     Specifically, I have some pix taken with an i-phone. They were transferred to
>     a thumb drive and then to this laptop. The perms read: -rw-r--r-- and I want
>     them to read: -rw-rw-r--   I would like to change the perms on both the thumb
>     drive AND on the laptop.s hard drive.
> 
>     I've looked through the man page and, as is often the case, been unable to
>     glean a clue.
> 
>     A clue would be appreciated.
> 
>     How do I change the perms from -rw-r--r-- on a set of jpg files within a
>     single directory to -rw-rw-r--  ?  And have it stick?
> 
> 
> 
>     sean
> 
> 
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