Linux & the Command Line / Users and permissions
Lesson 11 of 30
File permissions
ls -l shows permissions like -rwxr-x---: read, write and execute for the owner, the group and everyone else.
Key points
- r read, w write, x execute
- Three sets: owner, group, others
- Directories need x to enter
-rwxr-x--- 1 fahad staff 120 run.shQuiz · +10 XP
In -rw-r--r--, can 'others' write to the file?
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