#!/bin/sh

# display filesystem permissions for all directories above the current or given one.
# ideal for debugging permission issues.
# arguments: path ...
# example output:
#   700 /srv/http/test
#   700 /srv/http
#   700 /srv
# alternative tool: namei -m

path-directories "$@" |xargs -d \\n -n 1 stat --format "%a %n"