Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 01:02:38 +0100
From: pbm <pbm@autistici.org>
To: ilug@linux.ie
Subject: Re: [ILUG] bash scripting question ... is there a built in bash method for checking file perms ?

edward nigma, Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 07:52:27PM +0000:
> I got this little script and want to speed it up ..
> for i in `find  /cygdrive/c/webfilez/` ;
>  do if [ ! -d $i ];

if your point is making the files readable and writeable, and give the
execute bit to directories only, you should really consider using
"literal" permissions, particularly the X (execute only if directory)
flag, so that a simple

chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX,o=rX /cygdrive/d/webfilez

would do.

p.
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