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Chmod 642

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

Numeric Notation

642

Symbolic Notation

rw-r---w-

Command

chmod 642 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 642 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 642 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 642, files will display as:

rw-r---w- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 642 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 642 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 642, directories will display as:

drw-r---w- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 642

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 642

The chmod 642 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write. group can read. others can write.

In the numeric notation 642, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rw-r---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 642 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.