====== Copy ACLs ====== getfacl file1 | setfacl --set-file=- file2 ===== Copy ACLs all items in a directory ===== #!/bin/sh LIST="`cd /vol1/public/Data && ls | sed \"s/ /_/g\"`" for i in $LIST do ITEM="`echo $i | sed \"s/_/ /g\"`" getfacl /vol1/public/Data/"$ITEM" | setfacl --set-file=- /vol2/public/Data/"$ITEM" done