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Chmod 721

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

Numeric Notation

721

Symbolic Notation

rwx-w---x

Command

chmod 721 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 721 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 721 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 721, files will display as:

rwx-w---x filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 721 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 721 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 721, directories will display as:

drwx-w---x dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 721

Owner Scripts

Files where the owner needs full control and execution rights.

General Purpose

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

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 721

The chmod 721 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write, execute. group can write. others can execute.

In the numeric notation 721, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwx-w---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 721 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.