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diff --git a/plugins/perms/README.md b/plugins/perms/README.md index ae7a36b9d..ae10fa659 100644 --- a/plugins/perms/README.md +++ b/plugins/perms/README.md @@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ plugins=(... perms) ## Usage -* `set755` recursively sets all given directories (default to .) to octal 755. -* `set644` recursively sets all given files (default to .) to octal 644. -* `fixperms` is a wrapper around `set755` and `set644` applied to a specified directory or the current directory otherwise. It also prompts prior to execution unlike the other two aliases. +> **CAUTION:** these functions are harmful if you don't know what they do. + +- `set755`: sets the permission to octal 755 for all given directories and their child directories (by default, starting from the current directory). + +- `set644`: sets the permission to octal 644 for all files of the given directory (by default, the current directory), recursively. It will only affect regular files (no symlinks). + +- `resetperms` is a wrapper around `set755` and `set644` applied to a specified directory or the current directory otherwise. + It will set the permissions to 755 for directories, and 644 for files. + +## Reference + +- octal 644: _read and write_ for the owner, _read_ for the group and others users. +- octal 755: _read, write and execute_ permissions for the owner, and _read and execute_ for the group and others users. |