chmod 750 (rwxr-x---)

Owner: read, write, execute · Group: read, execute · Others: no access

750numeric

rwxr-x---symbolic

7 · 5 · 0owner · group · others

Commands

chmod 750 filename chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o= filename chmod -R 750 folder/ # apply to a folder and everything in it

Change any permission with the chmod calculator.

What chmod 750 means

Who	Digit	Letters	Can
Owner (user)	7	`rwx`	read, write, execute
Group	5	`r-x`	read, execute
Others	0	`---`	no access

Each digit is the sum of read (4), write (2) and execute (1).

Programs or folders for the owner and their group only.

chmod 750 sets the permissions to rwxr-x---: the owner can read, write, execute, the group can read, execute and others can no access.

Programs or folders for the owner and their group only.

750 is rwxr-x--- (shown by ls -l as -rwxr-x--- for a file or drwxr-x--- for a folder). The symbolic chmod command is chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o= file.