| How do you change permissions on a directory of file? |
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Use the command `chmod` - This command changes the permissions of UNIX files/directories.
About chmod Syntax:
Examples: The above numeric permissions can be added to set a certain permission, for example, a common HTML file on a Unix server to be only viewed over the Internet would be: chmod 644 file.htm This gives the file read/write by the owner and only read by everyone else (-rw-r--r--). Files such as scripts that need to be executed need more permissions. Below is another example of a common permission given to scripts. chmod 755 file.cgi This would be the following 400+040+004+200+020+100+010+001 = 775 where you are giving all the rights but the capability for anyone to edit your file.cgi (-rwxr-xr-x). Finally, another common CHMOD permission is 666, as shown below, which is read and write by everyone. chmod 666 file.txt |
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