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Chmod 360

Owner can write, execute. Group can read, write. Others have no permissions.

Numeric Notation

360

Symbolic Notation

-wxrw----

Command

chmod 360 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 360 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 360 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 360, files will display as:

-wxrw---- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 360 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 360 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 360, directories will display as:

d-wxrw---- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 360

Shared Reading

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

Restricted Access

Files with restricted access, not available to public users.

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 360

The chmod 360 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can write, execute. group can read, write. others have no permissions.

In the numeric notation 360, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -wxrw---- 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 360 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.