On 2/8/99 3:00 AM, Christopher Avans (parka@cdc.net) stated:
> U G W
> rwx rwx rwx chmod 777 filename
> rwx rwx r-x chmod 775 filename
> rwx r-x r-x chmod 755 filename
> rw- rw- r-- chmod 664 filename
> rw- r-- r-- chmod 644 filename
>
> U = User
> G = Group
> W = World
>
> r = Readable
> w = writable
> x = executable
> - = no permission
>
>
>
> Here is anther way of looking at it:
>
> Permissions:
>
> 400 read by owner
> 040 read by group
> 004 read by anybody (other)
> 200 write by owner
> 020 write by group
> 002 write by anybody
> 100 execute by owner
> 010 execute by group
> 001 execute by anybody
>
> To get a combination, just add them up. For example, to get
>read
> write execute by owner, read execute by group, and execute
> by anybody, you would add 400+200+100+040+010+001 to give
> 751.
A much easier method is the "uog+rwx"
u+w = user gets write
o+r = other gets read
uog+rwx = user, group, and other gets read, write, and execute
u+rwx,g+rx = user gets read, write, and execute, while group gets read,
and execute.
More human readable.
- Chris Jacobson
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