To chmod recursively, meaning directories and all directories within, you’d use the -R option:
chmod -R 755
From the chmod man page:
-R, –recursive
change files and directories recursively
This is all simple enough, but for some reason I always forget it. So here it is.
Incoming search terms:
- chmod recursive exclude directory
- chmod recursive exclude file
- chmod recursively meaning
- recursive meaning linux
- recursively definition chmod
- wordpress chmod recursive
Related posts:
