Re: Feature Request: chmod u+s/g+s/+t for dirs only

[Pádraig Brady]

On 03/02/2025 19:22, Aaron Davies wrote:
> FYI my specific use case is a secure environment where files owned by
> anyone can be chmod'd via a program that can only run single
> commands--if many directories need to be changed, `chmod -R g+S dir`
> could be much faster than `find dir -type d -not -perm -g+s -exec
> chmod g+s '{}' \;`.
>
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM Aaron Davies <aaron.davies@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In the contexts of recursive chmod, it would be useful to be able to
> > apply u+s, g+s, and +t only to directories. In the spirit of the
> > existing +X option, I suggest u+S/g+S/+T as the syntax for this
> > behavior.

Similar suggestions have been made, as detailed at:
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rejected_requests.html#chmod

I don't know your specific environment.
But would the POSIX "find -exec ... +" construct help efficiency for you?
I.e. a + rather than ; in your example.
"find -type d -print0 | xargs -r0 ..." is also an option for efficiency.

cheers,
Pádraig