title: Why does recursive mode on chmod do everything but recursion?
body: <p><code>chmod -R 775 *.cgi</code> only changes permissions on the files in the current directory, the files in the subdirectory don't get modified at all. This is the exact same functionality as simply doing <code>chmod 775 *.cgi</code>. I have seen people use solutions such as with <code>find</code> and whatnot. Ok great, but why does -R mode even exist if it doesn't even accomplish anything?</p>