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Chmod 612

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

Numeric Notation

612

Symbolic Notation

rw---x-w-

Command

chmod 612 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 612 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 612 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 612, files will display as:

rw---x-w- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 612 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 612 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 612, directories will display as:

drw---x-w- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 612

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.

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 612

The chmod 612 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write. group can execute. others can write.

In the numeric notation 612, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rw---x-w- 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 612 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.