shtool-fixperm

SHTOOL-FIXPERM.TMP(1)       GNU Portable Shell Tool      SHTOOL-FIXPERM.TMP(1)



NAME
       shtool fixperm - GNU shtool file permission fixing command

SYNOPSIS
       shtool fixperm [-v|--verbose] [-t|--trace] path [path ...]

DESCRIPTION
       shtool fixperm fixes file permissions inside a source tree under path
       by cleaning up the permission bits. It determines the cleaned up
       permission from the already set bits. It is intended to be run before a
       tarball is rolled (usually with shtool tarball) out of a source tree.
       The trick is that this is more convenient than having to set the
       permissions manually or by using a large file list.

OPTIONS
       The following command line options are available.

       -v, --verbose
           Display some processing information.

       -t, --trace
           Enable the output of the essential shell commands which are
           executed.

EXAMPLE
        #   Makefile.in
        dist:
            shtool fixperm -v *
            ...

HISTORY
       The GNU shtool fixperm command was originally written by Ralf S.
       Engelschall  in 1996 for OSSP eperl.  It was later
       taken over into GNU shtool.

SEE ALSO
       shtool(1), chmod(1).



18-Jul-2008                      shtool 2.0.8            SHTOOL-FIXPERM.TMP(1)