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Chmod 1234

Owner can write. Group can write, execute. Others can read. Sticky bit is set.

Numeric Notation

1234

Symbolic Notation

-w--wxr-T

Command

chmod 1234 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 1234 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 1234 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 1234, files will display as:

-w--wxr-T filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 1234 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 1234 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 1234, directories will display as:

d-w--wxr-T dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 1234

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 1234

The chmod 1234 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can write. group can write, execute. others can read. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 1234, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -w--wxr-T 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 1234 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.