Shell script to find all world-writable files and directories on Linux / UNIX system

#!/bin/bash


# Shell script to find all world-writable files and directories on Linux or 


# FreeBSD system


#


# TIP:


# Set 'umask 002' so that new files created will not be world-writable


# And use command 'chmod o-w filename' to disable world-wriable file bit


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# Copyright (c) 2005 nixCraft project


# This script is licensed under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above


# For more info, please visit: 


#            http://cyberciti.biz/shell_scripting/bmsinstall.php


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# This script is part of nixCraft shell script collection (NSSC)


# Visit http://bash.cyberciti.biz/ for more information.


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#SPATH="/usr/local/etc/bashmonscripts"


#INITBMS="$SPATH/defaults.conf" 


#[ ! -f $INITBMS ] && exit 1 || . $INITBMS


 


[ $# -eq 1 ] && : || die "Usage: $($BASENAME $0) directory" 1


 


DIRNAME="$1"


$FIND $DIRNAME -xdev -perm +o=w ! \( -type d -perm +o=t \) ! -type l -print