May 31, 2012 · I need to set the same chmod, how to get number for -rw-r--r-- ?

Oct 9, 2013 · I was recently asked by a colleague to use chmod with letters instead of numbers. Apart from the obvious readability advantage is there any particular reason to use letters over …

Feb 10, 2015 · chmod can also set permissions using numbers. Using numbers is another method which allows you to edit the permissions for all three owner, group, and others at the same time.

In FreeBSD and also in Linux, how can I get the numerical chmod value of a file? For example, 644 instead of -rw-r--r--? I need an automatic way for a Bash script.

May 3, 2019 · The chmod command is used to change the permissions of files and directories. This article will explain how to use chmod, what the rwxr-xr-x notation means, and the …

66 Please note that chmod 777 filename is the equivalent of chmod 0777 filename in this example. The first octal digit sets the setuid, setgid and sticky bits (see this article for more …

Feb 12, 2015 · To apply those permissions to a directory: chmod 755 directory_name To apply to all directories inside the current directory: chmod 755 */ If you want to modify all directories …

I know that with "ls -l" I can see the permissions of a file or directory but it shows them with letters, so how to show the permissions in numeric way for example: 755 /var/www/mywebpage

You can ask GNU stat to output the permissions in octal format by using the -c option. From man stat: -c --format=FORMAT use the specified FORMAT instead of the default; output a newline …

Oct 27, 2011 · There are no xpermissions for the rest of the users. We hope you enjoyed this little walk-through of file permissions in Linux. Now that we know what we're looking for, we can …