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Chmod 710

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

Numeric Notation

710

Symbolic Notation

rwx--x---

Command

chmod 710 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 710 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 710 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 710, files will display as:

rwx--x--- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 710 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 710 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 710, directories will display as:

drwx--x--- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 710

Owner Scripts

Files where the owner needs full control and execution rights.

Restricted Access

Files with restricted access, not available to public users.

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 710

The chmod 710 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write, execute. group can execute. others have no permissions.

In the numeric notation 710, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwx--x--- 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 710 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.