
Chmod Calculator — Unix Permission Tool
Chmod Permission Calculator Quick Presets 644 — Files 755 — Directories 600 — Private 777 — All Access 444 — Read-Only 700 — Owner Only 664 — Group Write 640 — Group Read Octal Value Type any octal value (000–777) or use the grid below Permission Grid Entity Read (r) Write (w) Execute (x) Octal Owner (u) ✓ ✓ ✓ 7 Group (g) ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Others (o) ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Special Permissions ✓ setuid — Run as file owner ✓ setgid — Run as group owner ✓ Sticky bit — Restrict deletion Result Octal (Numeric) 755 Symbolic Notation rwxr-xr-x rwxr-xr-x chmod 755 filename Copy What do permissions mean? Read (r) = 4 File: view contents. Directory: list contents (ls). Write (w) = 2 File: modify or delete. Directory: create/delete files inside. Execute (x) = 1 File: run as a program. Directory: enter (cd) the directory. Owner (u) The user who owns the file. Usually the creator. Group (g) Users in the file's associated group. Others (o) Everyone else on the system. setuid (4000) Executable runs with the owner's privileges. Appears as 's' in owner execute bit. setgid (2000) Executable runs with group's privileges. New files in dir inherit group. Sticky bit (1000) Only the file owner can delete files in a directory. Used on /tmp. Related Tools Build cron expressions → Cron Expression Generator ...








