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Chmod 434

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

Numeric Notation

434

Symbolic Notation

r---wxr--

Command

chmod 434 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 434 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 434 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 434, files will display as:

r---wxr-- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 434 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 434 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 434, directories will display as:

dr---wxr-- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 434

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 434

The chmod 434 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read. group can write, execute. others can read.

In the numeric notation 434, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r---wxr-- 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 434 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.