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Chmod 737

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

Numeric Notation

737

Symbolic Notation

rwx-wxrwx

Command

chmod 737 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 737 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 737 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 737, files will display as:

rwx-wxrwx filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 737 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 737 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 737, directories will display as:

drwx-wxrwx dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 737

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 737

The chmod 737 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, write, execute.

In the numeric notation 737, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwx-wxrwx 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 737 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.