If you want to change folder permission with all including files and folders, you can change it easily. chmod -R -x sample -R means recursive (including files and folders in sample folder) -x minus execute permission sample folder name. <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:29 PM, Nigel Ridley <<a href="mailto:nigel@prayingforisrael.net">nigel@prayingforisrael.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I need to recursively remove the execute permission on a bunch of [html] files that came from a Windows box. The problem I have is that there are child directories within the main directory. How can I get this done? I did some Googling and came up with: % chmod -x ... but I don't understand it enough to use it :-( Blessings, Nigel -- kubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>