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Chmod 620

Owner can read, write. Group can write. Others have no permissions.

Numeric Notation

620

Symbolic Notation

rw--w----

Command

chmod 620 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 620 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 620 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 620, files will display as:

rw--w---- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 620 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 620 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 620, directories will display as:

drw--w---- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 620

Restricted Access

Files with restricted access, not available to public users.

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 620

The chmod 620 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write. group can write. others have no permissions.

In the numeric notation 620, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rw--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 620 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.