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Chmod 327

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

Numeric Notation

327

Symbolic Notation

-wx-w-rwx

Command

chmod 327 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 327 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 327 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 327, files will display as:

-wx-w-rwx filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 327 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 327 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 327, directories will display as:

d-wx-w-rwx dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 327

Shared Reading

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

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 327

The chmod 327 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can write, execute. group can write. others can read, write, execute.

In the numeric notation 327, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -wx-w-rwx 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 327 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.