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Chmod 5564

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

Numeric Notation

5564

Symbolic Notation

r-srw-r-T

Command

chmod 5564 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
✓ SETUID bit is set
✓ Sticky bit is set

For Files

chmod 5564 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 5564 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 5564, files will display as:
r-srw-r-T filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 5564 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 5564 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 5564, directories will display as:
dr-srw-r-T dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 5564

1
Shared Reading
Files that need to be readable by multiple users or groups.
2
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need owner read, and execute access.
3
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need owner read, and execute access.

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Understanding Chmod 5564

The chmod 5564 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, execute. group can read, write. others can read. setuid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 5564, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r-srw-r-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 5564 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.