Linux & the Command Line / Users and permissions
Lesson 12 of 30
chmod
chmod changes permissions. Numbers add up: read 4, write 2, execute 1. So 755 is rwx for the owner and r-x for everyone else.
Key points
- chmod +x script.sh makes it runnable
- 600 = only owner can read/write
- Never chmod 777 to 'fix' things
chmod 600 secret.key
chmod +x deploy.shQuiz · +10 XP
What permissions does chmod 600 give?
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