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Chmod 427

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

Numeric Notation

427

Symbolic Notation

r---w-rwx

Command

chmod 427 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 427 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 427 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 427, files will display as:

r---w-rwx filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 427 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 427 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 427, directories will display as:

dr---w-rwx dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 427

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 access.

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 427

The chmod 427 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read. group can write. others can read, write, execute.

In the numeric notation 427, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r---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 427 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.