How to change permissions of specific file extensions in Linux

Change specific file extensions in Linux, there are many ways to do this although some work better than others

Try this (where .xls is the extension):

1) In current working directory:
find . -type f -name "*.xls" | xargs chmod 755

2) Or specify from the root dir:
find /path/to/that/dir -type f -name "*.xls" | xargs chmod 755

chmod Permissions chart

More Information A great how to for Linux File and Folder permissions

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