Am 01.03.2005 um 22:28 schrieb x-unix-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com: > how do i create a script that applies permissions (recursively) to a > directory...on all contents/subdirectories/etc, EXCEPT folders > beginning with: > > ~ARCHIVE What about vi, pico, emacs? The command*s* could be: find <starting there> -type f \! -name ARCHIVE -exec chmod <some file value> {} \; find <starting there> -type d \! -name ARCHIVE -exec chmod <some directory value> {} \; -- Greetings Pete