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<H1>chmod(1)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
chmod - change access mode for files
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>chmod</STRONG> <STRONG>[-R</STRONG>] <EM>mode</EM> <EM>file</EM> ...
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>-R</STRONG> Change hierarchies recursively
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>chmod</STRONG> <STRONG>755</STRONG> <STRONG>file</STRONG> # Owner: rwx Group: r-x Others: r-x
<STRONG>chmod</STRONG> <STRONG>+x</STRONG> <STRONG>file1</STRONG> <STRONG>file2</STRONG>
# Make <EM>file1</EM> and <EM>file2</EM> executable
<STRONG>chmod</STRONG> <STRONG>a-w</STRONG> <STRONG>file</STRONG> # Make <EM>file</EM> read only
<STRONG>chmod</STRONG> <STRONG>u+s</STRONG> <STRONG>file</STRONG> # Turn on SETUID for <EM>file</EM>
<STRONG>chmod</STRONG> <STRONG>-R</STRONG> <STRONG>o+w</STRONG> <STRONG>dir</STRONG> # Allow writing for all files in dir
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
The given mode is applied to each file in the file list. If the <STRONG>-R</STRONG> flag
is present, the files in a directory will be changed as well. The mode
can be either absolute or symbolic. Absolute modes are given as an octal
number that represents the new file mode. The mode bits are defined as
follows:
4000 Set effective user id on execution to file's owner id
2000 Set effective group id on execution to file's group id
0400 file is readable by the owner of the file
0200 writeable by owner
0100 executable by owner
0070 same as above, for other users in the same group
0007 same as above, for all other users
Symbolic modes modify the current file mode in a specified way. The form
is:
[who] op permissions { op permissions ...} {, [who] op ... }
The possibilities for <EM>who</EM> are <EM>u</EM>, <EM>g</EM>, <EM>o</EM>, and <EM>a</EM>, standing for user, group,
other and all, respectively. If <EM>who</EM> is omitted, <EM>a</EM> is assumed, but the
current umask is used. The op can be +, -, or =; + turns on the given
permissions, - turns them off; = sets the permissions exclusively for the
given <EM>who</EM>. For example <EM>g</EM>=<EM>x</EM> sets the group permissions to --<EM>x</EM>.
The possible permissions are <EM>r</EM>, <EM>w</EM>, <EM>x</EM>; which stand for read, write, and
execute; <EM>s</EM> turns on the set effective user/group id bits. <EM>s</EM> only makes
sense with <EM>u</EM> and <EM>g</EM>; o+s is harmless.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="../man1/ls.1.html">ls(1)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man2/chmod.2.html">chmod(2)</A></STRONG>.
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