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How to recursively change sharing/permission of a folder in Mac OS X

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Mar 15, 2026235851 views
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Is there any Mac OS X tools or scripts which allow me to change sharing/permission properties of files and subfolders in a folder recursively? For example, to let everybody or a specific user able to read and write, read only, or write only.

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Fix for: How to recursively change sharing/permission of a folder in Mac OS X

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Try the chmod command. For example, if you have a directory name mydir, the following command will enable read/write for that mydir recursively. For more information:

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