how can I recursively set pemission to all sub directories of a directory specified?

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with this command

sudo chmod 777 /var/www/

I get 777 on www but not under www/subdir1/subdir2 how can I set all subdirectories recursively to 777 with one command?

this has been asked before, and it is always noted as a bad idea. just for reference: http://askubuntu.com/questions/22383/how-to-give-read-write-permission-to-a-folder-and-its-sub-folders-and-files — RobotHumans, Aug 25 '12 at 01:33

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 25 '12 at 02:19

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Use the -R flag.

so the command would be sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/.

This is, however a bad idea and you should normally do it one at a time.

answered Aug 25 '12 at 02:19

Alex L.

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