How to chmod all files in sub-directories without chmod the folders?

Question

I have tried to chmod 444 for every HTML file in all sub-directories, but all files and folders were changed to 444 when I tried this command:

chmod -R 444 /home/ppp/ *.html

I just want to chmod all HTML files in /home/ppp folder and sub-folders, but not for folders and other file types.

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score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 19 '18 at 14:42

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Use this command :

find /home/ppp -type f -exec chmod 444 {} \;

answered Feb 19 '18 at 14:42

mbieren

I just want to chmod html only, so should I change it to "find /home/ppp -type *.html -exec chmod 444 {} \;" ? – SuperBerry Feb 19 '18 at 14:51
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find /home/ppp -name "*.html" -exec chmod 444 {} \; – SuperBerry Feb 19 '18 at 15:31
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@SuperBerry Comment should be marked as accepted, I tested this and it worked like charm, thanks! – yehanny Nov 27 '20 at 00:46

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