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recursively change file permissions linux

find /var/www/html -type d -exec chmod 755 {} ;find /var/www/html -type f -exec chmod 644 {} ;

Recursively set directory and file permissions

- name: recursive chmod example
  command: |
    chmod -c -R ug=rw,o=r,a-x+X "{{item}}"
  register: chmod_status
  changed_when: chmod_status.stdout != ""
  with_items:
    - "/home/user/sample/dir"