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Chmod 312

Owner can write, execute. Group can execute. Others can write.

Numeric Notation

312

Symbolic Notation

-wx--x-w-

Command

chmod 312 file

Permission Breakdown

Detailed view of permissions for each user category

Owner

✗ Read✓ Write✓ Execute

Group

✗ Read✗ Write✓ Execute

Others

✗ Read✓ Write✗ Execute

For Files

chmod 312 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 312 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 312, files will display as:

-wx--x-w- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 312 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 312 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 312, directories will display as:

d-wx--x-w- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 312

General Purpose

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

General Purpose

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

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 312

The chmod 312 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can write, execute. group can execute. others can write.

In the numeric notation 312, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -wx--x-w- 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 312 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.