Re: Applying permissions to all files in all subfolders
Re: Applying permissions to all files in all subfolders
- Subject: Re: Applying permissions to all files in all subfolders
- From: "John C. Welch" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:20:36 -0500
- Thread-topic: Applying permissions to all files in all subfolders
On 8/15/07 11:12 AM, "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden> wrote:
>> This is where "do shell script" SCREAMS out to be used.
>
> I wouldn't say that. Obviously a "chmod -R" is a single line instead
> of three, but I don't know if it's any more efficient than setting the
> perms of the entire contents with the Finder. In any case, you still
> have the same problem of needing to trigger the chmod when something
> is dropped into a subfolder, and avoiding a chmod -R from the top
> folder every time.
Folder action running do shell script. I've quite a few of these running.
>
> Also, you have to make sure that you set the execute bit appropriately
> for directories, which complicates things. It works out to something
> like
>
> find $folder -type d -exec chmod 0775 {} \; -o ! -type d -exec chmod 0664 {}
> \;
Not at all. Have the folder action go through the list of items and apply
the proper command based on item type.
--
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Ambrose Bierce
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