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Chmod 5616

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

Numeric Notation

5616

Symbolic Notation

rwS--xrwT

Command

chmod 5616 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 5616 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 5616 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 5616, files will display as:

rwS--xrwT filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 5616 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 5616 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 5616, directories will display as:

drwS--xrwT dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 5616

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 5616

The chmod 5616 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write. group can execute. others can read, write. setuid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 5616, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwS--xrwT 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 5616 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.