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Chmod 735

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

Numeric Notation

735

Symbolic Notation

rwx-wxr-x

Command

chmod 735 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 735 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 735 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 735, files will display as:

rwx-wxr-x filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 735 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 735 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 735, directories will display as:

drwx-wxr-x dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 735

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 735

The chmod 735 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write, execute. group can write, execute. others can read, execute.

In the numeric notation 735, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwx-wxr-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 735 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.