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Chmod 3557

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

Numeric Notation

3557

Symbolic Notation

r-xr-srwt

Command

chmod 3557 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 3557 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 3557 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 3557, files will display as:
r-xr-srwt filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 3557 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 3557 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 3557, directories will display as:
dr-xr-srwt dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 3557

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.

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Understanding Chmod 3557

The chmod 3557 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, execute. group can read, execute. others can read, write, execute. setgid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 3557, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r-xr-srwt 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 3557 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.