Linux File Permissions
2 May 2009
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If you are a linux terminal nut like myself, you should know your options. For instance, say you wanted to change a file permissions so that you can read, write, and execute it, you would use
sudo chmod 777 file.php
A more formal explanation would be described as
$ chmod [options] mode[,mode] file1 [[file2 ...]]
Here is a complete table of octal values and permissions for your viewing pleasure
| Permissions | Octal Value | Description |
| - – - | o | none |
| - – x | 1 | execute only |
| - w - | 2 | write only |
| - w x | 3 | write and execute |
| r – - | 4 | read only |
| r – x | 5 | read and execute |
| r w - | 6 | read and write |
| r w x | 7 | read, write, and execute |
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