• Find files based on their numeric (octal) permissions. Now let me run the following command: $ find -perm 777.
  • $ find / -perm /u=s. ... Find directories and set permissions to 755. $ find / -type d -perm 777 -print -exec chmod 755 {} \
  • To filter the files based on the file / directory permissions, use the -perm option followed by permission number. ... $find /var/www/html -perm 775.
  • I did find -maxdepth 2 ! -perm -g+r -type d and found directories to a depth of 2 that did not have group read permission.
  • If you want to use the find command to check for matches based on the permissions of the file you need to use the -perm test.
  • So if a file has “rwx” it will have 4+2+1=7 or if a file has “rx” it will be 4+1=5. perm parameter of find command.
  • (See “man find” to learn about all options and their use). Here , we would learn perm the option in detail that is used with the find command.
  • We’ll explore the ‘find’ command’s core functionality, delve into its advanced features, and even discuss common issues and their solutions. ... find / -perm 644.
  • To search for files based on the permissions, use -perm option in find command. Find all files in /home folder with permissions ‘0777’, run.
  • The below command will search for files that have SUID permission 755. find / -perm 4755. 9. Look for SGID File With 644 Permission.