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Use chown -R while excluding one or two files

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How can I use chown -R but exclude one or two files?

I periodically need to run

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data *

and

sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu *

But I'd like to exclude one or two files from those commands as to not change the permissions of those excluded files.

How can I exclude file1.php, or both file2.txt and file3.php?

command-line chown

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  Could you consider allowing permission change on all files, and then reinstating the permissions for those two files?
  
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2

How can I use chown -R but exclude one or two files?

I periodically need to run

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data *

and

sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu *

But I'd like to exclude one or two files from those commands as to not change the permissions of those excluded files.

How can I exclude file1.php, or both file2.txt and file3.php?

command-line chown

share|improve this question

edited Jul 17 at 19:09

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  Could you consider allowing permission change on all files, and then reinstating the permissions for those two files?
  
  – pierrely
  Jul 20 at 6:04
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

How can I use chown -R but exclude one or two files?

I periodically need to run

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data *

and

sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu *

But I'd like to exclude one or two files from those commands as to not change the permissions of those excluded files.

How can I exclude file1.php, or both file2.txt and file3.php?

command-line chown

share|improve this question

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sudo chown -R www-data:www-data *

sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu *

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Set bash’s extglob option with

shopt -s extglob

and use it like that to exclude these files:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data !(file1.php)
sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu !(file2.txt|file3.php)

This works with files and directories equally, but only in the current directory. If you need to exclude files in subdirectories, combine the above with the globstar option (shopt -s globstar):

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data **/!(file1.php)

This matches every file and directory except the ones called file1.php.

Example run

$ touch 1..3
$ shopt -s extglob
$ echo !(1)
2 3
$ echo !(1|2)
3
$ mkdir a
$ touch a/1..3
$ tree
.
├── 1
├── 2
├── 3
└── a
 ├── 1
 ├── 2
 └── 3
$ shopt -s globstar
$ echo **/!(1|2)
3 a a/3

Further reading

• 
  man bash/EXPANSION/Pathname Expansion/Pattern Matching


• What is the purpose of shopt -s extglob


• bash-hackers.org: Extended pattern language

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7

Set bash’s extglob option with

shopt -s extglob

and use it like that to exclude these files:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data !(file1.php)
sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu !(file2.txt|file3.php)

This works with files and directories equally, but only in the current directory. If you need to exclude files in subdirectories, combine the above with the globstar option (shopt -s globstar):

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data **/!(file1.php)

This matches every file and directory except the ones called file1.php.

Example run

$ touch 1..3
$ shopt -s extglob
$ echo !(1)
2 3
$ echo !(1|2)
3
$ mkdir a
$ touch a/1..3
$ tree
.
├── 1
├── 2
├── 3
└── a
 ├── 1
 ├── 2
 └── 3
$ shopt -s globstar
$ echo **/!(1|2)
3 a a/3

Further reading

• 
  man bash/EXPANSION/Pathname Expansion/Pattern Matching


• What is the purpose of shopt -s extglob


• bash-hackers.org: Extended pattern language

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7

Set bash’s extglob option with

shopt -s extglob

and use it like that to exclude these files:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data !(file1.php)
sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu !(file2.txt|file3.php)

This works with files and directories equally, but only in the current directory. If you need to exclude files in subdirectories, combine the above with the globstar option (shopt -s globstar):

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data **/!(file1.php)

This matches every file and directory except the ones called file1.php.

Example run

$ touch 1..3
$ shopt -s extglob
$ echo !(1)
2 3
$ echo !(1|2)
3
$ mkdir a
$ touch a/1..3
$ tree
.
├── 1
├── 2
├── 3
└── a
 ├── 1
 ├── 2
 └── 3
$ shopt -s globstar
$ echo **/!(1|2)
3 a a/3

Further reading

• 
  man bash/EXPANSION/Pathname Expansion/Pattern Matching


• What is the purpose of shopt -s extglob


• bash-hackers.org: Extended pattern language

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 17 at 20:32

answered Jul 17 at 17:39

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Set bash’s extglob option with

shopt -s extglob

and use it like that to exclude these files:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data !(file1.php)
sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu !(file2.txt|file3.php)

This works with files and directories equally, but only in the current directory. If you need to exclude files in subdirectories, combine the above with the globstar option (shopt -s globstar):

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data **/!(file1.php)

This matches every file and directory except the ones called file1.php.

Example run

$ touch 1..3
$ shopt -s extglob
$ echo !(1)
2 3
$ echo !(1|2)
3
$ mkdir a
$ touch a/1..3
$ tree
.
├── 1
├── 2
├── 3
└── a
 ├── 1
 ├── 2
 └── 3
$ shopt -s globstar
$ echo **/!(1|2)
3 a a/3

Further reading

• 
  man bash/EXPANSION/Pathname Expansion/Pattern Matching


• What is the purpose of shopt -s extglob


• bash-hackers.org: Extended pattern language

share|improve this answer

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answered Jul 17 at 17:39

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shopt -s extglob

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data !(file1.php)
sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu !(file2.txt|file3.php)

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data **/!(file1.php)

$ touch 1..3
$ shopt -s extglob
$ echo !(1)
2 3
$ echo !(1|2)
3
$ mkdir a
$ touch a/1..3
$ tree
.
├── 1
├── 2
├── 3
└── a
 ├── 1
 ├── 2
 └── 3
$ shopt -s globstar
$ echo **/!(1|2)
3 a a/3

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answered Jul 17 at 17:39

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