Owner: read, write, execute · Group: read · Others: read
Change any permission with the chmod calculator.
| Who | Digit | Letters | Can |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner (user) | 7 | rwx | read, write, execute |
| Group | 4 | r-- | read |
| Others | 4 | r-- | read |
Each digit is the sum of read (4), write (2) and execute (1).
Owner-run scripts that others may read.
chmod 744 sets the permissions to rwxr--r--: the owner can read, write, execute, the group can read and others can read.
Owner-run scripts that others may read.
744 is rwxr--r-- (shown by ls -l as -rwxr--r-- for a file or drwxr--r-- for a folder). The symbolic chmod command is chmod u=rwx,g=r,o=r file.