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Chmod 2577

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

Numeric Notation

2577

Symbolic Notation

r-xrwsrwx

Command

chmod 2577 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
✓ SETGID bit is set

For Files

chmod 2577 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 2577 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 2577, files will display as:
r-xrwsrwx filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 2577 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 2577 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 2577, directories will display as:
dr-xrwsrwx dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 2577

1
Shared Reading
Files that need to be readable by multiple users or groups.
2
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need owner read, and execute access.
3
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need owner read, and execute access.

Related Chmod Codes

Explore similar permission configurations

2575
r-xrwsr-x
2576
r-xrwsrw-
644
rw-r--r--
755
rwxr-xr-x
777
rwxrwxrwx
700
rwx------

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Understanding Chmod 2577

The chmod 2577 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, execute. group can read, write, execute. others can read, write, execute. setgid bit is set.

In the numeric notation 2577, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r-xrwsrwx 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 2577 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.