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Chmod 3775

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

Numeric Notation

3775

Symbolic Notation

rwxrwsr-t

Command

chmod 3775 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 3775 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 3775 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 3775, files will display as:

rwxrwsr-t filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 3775 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 3775 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 3775, directories will display as:

drwxrwsr-t dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 3775

Owner Scripts

Files where the owner needs full control and execution rights.

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, and execute access.

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Understanding Chmod 3775

The chmod 3775 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write, execute. group can read, write, execute. others can read, execute. setgid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 3775, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwxrwsr-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 3775 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.