i did a search before posting
i want to know how to change the permission access for a file / directory. i cant find it in my UNIX book
thanks a lot
edit:
i also need to know what chmod option will allow you to change the permissoin access for a directory and all files and subdirectories underneath it?
i dont use the man or the help commands
i use the book. i did look in the book but couldnt find it. its weird like that.
thanks for the help though 
ok when i use man chmod
a lot of the characters are in symbols, like russian. wtf?
ok what i meant was i need to know how to change all file access
Owner how to make it R W and E
Group R W E
and the third thing R W and E
and how to make it maybe r and w but not E or just r
the Man command is not working for me, i get too much weird text that is untranslateable, like these computers dont have some language pack installed