Sharing a folder

[Bill]

Hi,

On 11/26/23 16:41, Colin Law wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Nov 2023 at 20:57, Bret Busby <bret at busby.net> wrote:
>> I suggest trying
>> sudo chmod 666 /home/common
> If you want to change the permissions on all the files it must be
> called recursively.
>
> sudo chmod -R 666 /home/common
>
> Colin L.
>
WS-=> Oops!  I tried using the command sudo chmod -R 666 /home/common  
and the directory structure of     /home/common  has been messed up.  
The common directory and all the directories inside the /home/common 
directory are now listed as being files. Of course, the actual files 
inside the common directory are inaccessible.  I probably will have to 
change the files(directories) back to regular directories.  The common 
directory is not too complicated so I can correct this mistake. Which 
command will change a file(directory) back to a regular directory?

Best wishes

Bill Stanley