<chmod>
<chmod> gives you the ability to change the permission of a file, directory, or set of files under UNIX. (It currently has no effect under other operating systems.) To that end, the permission attribute value is also specified in UNIX style; for example, ug+rwx. This attribute and the rest of the tasks attributes are detailed in Table 4.11.
| Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | |
| dir (required if file and fileset are not specified) | The name of a directory that holds the files whose permissions are to be changed. |
| file (required if dir and fileset are not specified) | The name of the single file or directory whose permissions are to be changed. |
| perm | The new permissions to apply. |
| Optional | |
| defaultexcludes ... | |
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