https://github.com/lpenz/execpermfix

"Fixes" executable permission of files and diretories in Unix
https://github.com/lpenz/execpermfix

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"Fixes" executable permission of files and diretories in Unix

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/lpenz/execpermfix
• Owner: lpenz
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2009-07-13T00:19:22.000Z (almost 16 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-19T23:03:40.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-03T10:05:04.732Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: gplv2
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 112 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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# execpermfix

execpermfix is a tool that fixes executable permissions of files and

directories.

It first finds out if the file is executable or not by checking if it starts

with the ELF magic number or "#!".

If the file is executable, execpermfix sets the executable bit of

user/group/other only if the read bit is set. If the file is not executable,

all executable bits are cleared.

Directories are always considered executable.

## Usage

~~~[.sh]

execpermfix -h

execpermfix -V

execpermfix [-v] [-n] 

~~~

### Options

**-h** Help.

**-V** Version information.

**-v** Verbose, show files changed.

**-n** Dry-run: do not change any permissions. Use with ``-v`` to check file with wrong permissions.