diff --git a/shareDirGroup.sh b/shareDirGroup.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [[ -z "$1" ]] || [[ -z "$2" ]] ; then
+  echo "usage: $0 user dir [mode]"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+USER=$1
+DIR=$2
+MODE=${3:-"rwX"}
+
+if [[ ! -d "$DIR" ]] ; then
+  echo $DIR not a directory
+  exit 1
+fi
+setfacl -m "g:$USER:$MODE" -m "d:g:$USER:$MODE" -m "d:m:$MODE" -m "m:$MODE" -R "$DIR"
diff --git a/shareDirUser.sh b/shareDirUser.sh
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+++ b/shareDirUser.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [[ -z "$1" ]] || [[ -z "$2" ]] ; then
+  echo "usage: $0 user dir [mode]"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+USER=$1
+DIR=$2
+MODE=${3:-"rwX"}
+
+if [[ ! -d "$DIR" ]] ; then
+  echo $DIR not a directory
+  exit 1
+fi
+setfacl -m "u:$USER:$MODE" -m "d:u:$USER:$MODE" -m "d:m:$MODE" -m "m:$MODE" -R "$DIR"