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Chmod 1740

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

Numeric Notation

1740

Symbolic Notation

rwxr----T

Command

chmod 1740 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 1740 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 1740 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 1740, files will display as:

rwxr----T filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 1740 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 1740 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 1740, directories will display as:

drwxr----T dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 1740

Owner Scripts

Files where the owner needs full control and execution rights.

Shared Reading

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

Restricted Access

Files with restricted access, not available to public users.

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Understanding Chmod 1740

The chmod 1740 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write, execute. group can read. others have no permissions. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 1740, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwxr----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 1740 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.