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Chmod 3211

Owner can write. Group can execute. Others can execute. SETGID bit is set. Sticky bit is set.

Numeric Notation

3211

Symbolic Notation

-w---s--t

Command

chmod 3211 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

✓ Sticky bit is set

For Files

chmod 3211 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 3211 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 3211, files will display as:

-w---s--t filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 3211 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 3211 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 3211, directories will display as:

d-w---s--t dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 3211

General Purpose

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

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 3211

The chmod 3211 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can write. group can execute. others can execute. setgid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 3211, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -w---s--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 3211 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.