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chmod

In Unix and Unix-like operating systems, chmod is the command and system call used to change the access permissions and the special mode flags (the setuid, setgid, and sticky flags) of file system objects (files and directories). Collectively these were originally called its modes, and the name chmod was chosen as an abbreviation of change mode.

List of commands for chmod:

- chmod
chmod:tldr:4b160 chmod: Give [o]thers (not in the file owner's group) the same rights as the [g]roup.

$ chmod o=g ${filename}

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- chmod
chmod:tldr:67e2c chmod: Remove e[x]ecutable rights from the [g]roup.

$ chmod g-x ${filename}

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- chmod
chmod:tldr:9e861 chmod: Recursively give [a]ll users [r]ead permissions to files and e[X]ecute permissions to sub-directories within a directory.

$ chmod -R a+rX ${path-to-directory}

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chmod:tldr:b863d chmod: Give the [u]ser rights to [r]ead and [w]rite to a file/directory.

$ chmod u+rw ${filename_or_directory}

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chmod:tldr:bc0c6 chmod: Remove all rights from [o]thers.

$ chmod o= ${filename}

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- chmod
chmod:tldr:ddd87 chmod: Change permissions recursively giving [g]roup and [o]thers the ability to [w]rite.

$ chmod -R g+w,o+w ${path-to-directory}

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chmod:tldr:f46cd chmod: Give [a]ll users rights to [r]ead and e[x]ecute.

$ chmod a+rx ${filename}

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chmod:tldr:f8e3f chmod: Give the [u]ser who owns a file the right to e[x]ecute it.

$ chmod u+x ${filename}

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- chmod
ssh:files:user-rights:set Sets the file permissions to read and write for the user only, and no permissions for other users.

$ chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa

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- chmod
wordpress:config:file-permissions Set the correct file permission

$ chmod -R 755 wp-content/

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