How to chmod all directories except files (recursively) SSH

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To recursively give directories read&execute privileges: find /path/to/base/dir -type d -exec chmod 755 {} + To recursively give files read privileges: find /path/to/base/dir -type f -exec chmod 644 {} + Or, if there are many objects to process: chmod 755 $(find /path/to/base/dir -type d) chmod 644 $(find /path/to/base/dir -type f) Or, to reduce chmod spawning: find /path/to/base/dir -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 755 find /path/to/base/dir -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 644