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UNIX: Recursive chmod Directories or Files

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  1. // This will recursively search your directory tree (starting at dir 'dot') and chmod 755 all directories only.
  2. find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
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  4. // Similarly, the following will chmod all files only (and ignore the directories):
  5. find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
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  7. // Change files of only a specific type/extension (pdf in this case):
  8. find ./ -name *.pdf -exec chmod 755 {} \;

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