Your bug report #50070: chmod reads uninitialized variables when fts_info is an error and -v is set, leading to random error messages which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 50070@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 50070: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=50070 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems