Filesystem Permissions
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Permission
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On File
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On directory
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Read
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View
file contents
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List
directory contents (ls)
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Write |
Alter
file contents
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Alter
directory contents (delete files, create files)
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Execute |
Run
an executable file
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Make
it the current directory (cd to it
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Numeric codes follow octal notation
user group other
4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2
1
r w x r
w x r w x
For
example, rwxr—--x becomes 741