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Chmod 1761

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

Numeric Notation

1761

Symbolic Notation

rwxrw---t

Command

chmod 1761 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 1761 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 1761 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 1761, files will display as:

rwxrw---t filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 1761 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 1761 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 1761, directories will display as:

drwxrw---t dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 1761

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.

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 1761

The chmod 1761 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write, execute. group can read, write. others can execute. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 1761, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwxrw---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 1761 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.