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fix permissions recursively using find

find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

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  • flyboyjto on Friday, March 12, 2010

    You have really great taste on catch article titles, even when you are not interested in this topic you push to read it

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