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Chmod 120

Owner can execute. Group can write. Others have no permissions.

Numeric Notation

120

Symbolic Notation

--x-w----

Command

chmod 120 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 120 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 120 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 120, files will display as:

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

For Directories

chmod 120 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 120 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 120, directories will display as:

d--x-w---- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 120

Restricted Access

Files with restricted access, not available to public users.

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 120

The chmod 120 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can execute. group can write. others have no permissions.

In the numeric notation 120, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation --x-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 120 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.