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Chmod 577

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

Numeric Notation

577

Symbolic Notation

r-xrwxrwx

Command

chmod 577 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 577 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 577 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 577, files will display as:

r-xrwxrwx filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 577 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 577 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 577, directories will display as:

dr-xrwxrwx dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 577

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, and execute access.

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 577

The chmod 577 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, execute. group can read, write, execute. others can read, write, execute.

In the numeric notation 577, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r-xrwxrwx 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 577 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.