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Chmod 111

Owner can execute. Group can execute. Others can execute.

Numeric Notation

111

Symbolic Notation

--x--x--x

Command

chmod 111 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 111 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 111 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 111, files will display as:

--x--x--x filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 111 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 111 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 111, directories will display as:

d--x--x--x dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 111

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need , and execute access.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need , and execute access.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need , and execute access.

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Understanding Chmod 111

The chmod 111 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can execute. group can execute. others can execute.

In the numeric notation 111, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation --x--x--x 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 111 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.