pbackup pbackup is a small utility for backing up and restoring file permissions on GNU/Linux and compatible UNIX based systems.
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pbackup is a small utility for backing up and restoring file permissions on GNU/Linux and compatible UNIX based systems. pbackup is a small utility for backing up and restoring file permissions on GNU/Linux and compatible UNIX based systems. It enables you to store the current access permissions from any part of the file system to a local file. This file can later be used to restore modified access permission if needed.(You never know when someone will execute `chmod -R 777 .` without realizing that they are standing on the root level)USAGE:pbackup < -S|-R|-C > OPTIONS -S generate backup data from file(s), dump to stdout -R restore permissions from backup through stdin -C check current file permissions against backup -r be recursive (save mode only) -v be verbose (restore mode only) -m < num > max open file descriptors when being recursive (default is 64) -V print version and exitEXAMPLEScreate backup data: pbackup -S -r / > permbackup.dbcheck permission integrity: pbackup -C < permbackup.dbrestore from backup: pbackup -R < permbackup.db

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