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Chmod 002

Owner has no permissions. Group has no permissions. Others can write.

Numeric Notation

002

Symbolic Notation

-------w-

Command

chmod 002 file

Permission Breakdown

Detailed view of permissions for each user category

Owner

✗ Read✗ Write✗ Execute

Group

✗ Read✗ Write✗ Execute

Others

✗ Read✓ Write✗ Execute

For Files

chmod 002 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 002 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 002, files will display as:

-------w- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 002 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 002 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 002, directories will display as:

d-------w- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 002

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need access.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need access.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need access.

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Understanding Chmod 002

The chmod 002 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner has no permissions. group has no permissions. others can write.

In the numeric notation 002, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -------w- provides a visual way to understand these permissions, where 'r' means read, 'w' means write, 'x' means execute, and '-' means no permission.

When you execute chmod 002 filename, you're modifying the file's access control list to match this specific permission pattern. This is essential for maintaining proper security and access control in multi-user environments.