Element: <permissions>

Syntax


<!ELEMENT permissions    (option?, name+)>
<!ATTLIST permissions
             base           CDATA #IMPLIED
             mode           CDATA #REQUIRED>

See also : Element: <option> | Element: <name>

Description

The element permissions is one of the many main operation elements. It allows one to change the permissions of a (set of) file(s) or directory(ies).

The sub-element(s) name contain the name(s) of the files whose permission is to be modified.

The attribute base gives the name of the directory in which the command will be performed

The attribute mode gives the new access mode, as used in the command chmod.

The only option supported is "recursive"

Examples

<permissions mode="755">
    <name>/usr/bin/lex</name>
</permissions>

The equivalent bash script is :

echo Changing permissions of /usr/bin/lex to 755
chmod 755 /usr/bin/lex