@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ There are a few non-trivial blocks:
- +type+ is the type of the file, being one of:
* f: a regular file
* d: a directory
+ * r: a directory recursively
* c: a character device file
* b: a block device file
* p: a named pipe
@@ -38,7 +39,14 @@ Let's say you want to change the permissions of a given file; using
this syntax, you will need to put:
----
-/usr/bin/foobar f 644 0 0 - - - - -
+/usr/bin/foobar f 644 0 0 - - - - -
+----
+
+Alternatively, if you want to change owner/permission of a folder
+recursively, you can put:
+
+----
+/usr/share/myapp r 750 myuser myuser - - - - -
----
On the other hand, if you want to create the device file +/dev/hda+
This patch adds the necessary documentation for the new makedevs recursive syntax. Signed-off-by: Angelo Compagnucci <angelo.compagnucci@gmail.com> --- docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)