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Chmod 704

Owner can read, write, execute. Group has no permissions. Others can read.

Numeric Notation

704

Symbolic Notation

rwx---r--

Command

chmod 704 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 704 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 704 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 704, files will display as:

rwx---r-- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 704 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 704 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 704, directories will display as:

drwx---r-- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 704

Owner Scripts

Files where the owner needs full control and execution rights.

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, and execute access.

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Understanding Chmod 704

The chmod 704 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write, execute. group has no permissions. others can read.

In the numeric notation 704, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwx---r-- 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 704 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.