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On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:50:37 -0600, Dale wrote: |
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> >> With recursion: |
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> >> chown -R user:group * |
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> > That won't cover hidden files, try |
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> > chown -R user: ~user |
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> What does the "~" make it do different? Got me curious about that. |
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Nothing in itself, it just refers to the user's home directory. The |
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important point is that giving a directory matces all files in that |
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directory, whereas * omits those beginning with a . in most people's |
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shells. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Strangely enough, Data finds himself relating to Heavy Metal. |
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