-print0 and -0 are used to allow for spaces and other wacky chars in directory names
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jfine on 10/14/10
directory chmod find xargs directories 755
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-print0 and -0 are used to allow for spaces and other wacky chars in directory names
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Shorter, faster method (note the capital X): chmod -R a+rX . This makes all files 644, and all directories and executables 755.
find . -type d -exec chmod 755 '{}' \;
That would work unless there are some really wacky filenames. That's the main reason I'm using the -print0 pattern.
See this URL for more info: http://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/manual/htmlnode/findhtml/Problems-with-_002dexec-and-filenames.html
xargs is also much faster.
Here are a couple other interesting links for those who care to dig deeper.
Linux: xargs vs. exec {}
find -exec cmd {} + vs | xargs