That is typically the sort I would do.  I usually just use the find
option "-ls" and not the exec.   And for warm and fuzzy feelings you
can add a -ls on thd fine command after the chmod's \;

On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 11:43 AM bruce <badoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I'm looking to update the permissions of a bunch of folders within a
> dir (not recursively), but I'd like to display the dirs prior to
> making changes -- measure twice, then cut.
>
>  find /etc/*/ -maxdepth 0 -type d -exec ls -dal {} \;
> --seems to display the list of dirs for the test folder...
>
> I can then
>  find /etc/*/ -maxdepth 0 -type d -exec chmod XXX {} \;
>  (which would match what the dirs are from a cloned system..)
>
> Is this the "best" approach?
>
> thanks
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