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Chmod 3642

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

Numeric Notation

3642

Symbolic Notation

rw-r-S-wT

Command

chmod 3642 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 3642 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 3642 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 3642, files will display as:

rw-r-S-wT filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 3642 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 3642 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 3642, directories will display as:

drw-r-S-wT dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 3642

Shared Reading

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

General Purpose

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

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 3642

The chmod 3642 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write. group can read. others can write. setgid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 3642, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rw-r-S-wT 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 3642 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.