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Chmod 1207

Owner can write. Group has no permissions. Others can read, write, execute. Sticky bit is set.

Numeric Notation

1207

Symbolic Notation

-w----rwt

Command

chmod 1207 file

Permission Breakdown

Detailed view of permissions for each user category

Owner

✗ Read✓ Write✗ Execute

Group

✗ Read✗ Write✗ Execute

Others

✓ Read✓ Write✓ Execute

Special Permissions

✓ Sticky bit is set

For Files

chmod 1207 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 1207 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 1207, files will display as:

-w----rwt filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 1207 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 1207 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 1207, directories will display as:

d-w----rwt dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 1207

Shared Reading

Files that need to be readable by multiple users or groups.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need , write access.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need , write access.

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Understanding Chmod 1207

The chmod 1207 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can write. group has no permissions. others can read, write, execute. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 1207, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -w----rwt 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 1207 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.