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Created June 9, 2018 23:07
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Setting Permissions on Linux
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chmod binary permissions tutorial
U G O
rwx rwx rwx
111 111 111
U = User
G = Group
O = Owner
7 = 111
6 = 110
5 = 101
4 = 100
3 = 011
2 = 010
1 = 001
0 = 000
Therefore:
1. RWX permissions for Owner only is
chmod 007 file_name
2. RW permissions only for User and Group
chmod 660 file_name
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