Owner: read, write, execute · Group: execute · Others: execute
Change any permission with the chmod calculator.
| Who | Digit | Letters | Can |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner (user) | 7 | rwx | read, write, execute |
| Group | 1 | --x | execute |
| Others | 1 | --x | execute |
Each digit is the sum of read (4), write (2) and execute (1).
Home or parent folders others may pass through but not list.
chmod 711 sets the permissions to rwx--x--x: the owner can read, write, execute, the group can execute and others can execute.
Home or parent folders others may pass through but not list.
711 is rwx--x--x (shown by ls -l as -rwx--x--x for a file or drwx--x--x for a folder). The symbolic chmod command is chmod u=rwx,g=x,o=x file.