Chmod 0516

Chmod 0516 (chmod a+rwx,u-w,g-rw,o-x,ug-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can't write and can execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can't execute.

Owner Rights (u) Group Rights (g) Others Rights (o)
Read 4 r r
Write 2 w
Execute 1 x x

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 0516 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-w,g-rw,o-x,ug-s,-t folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 0516

Chmod owner

  • Owner can read
  • Owner can't write
  • Owner can execute

Chmod group

  • Group can't read
  • Group can't write
  • Group can execute

Chmod other

  • Others can read
  • Others can write
  • Others can't execute

How chmod 0516 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 0516, the file appears as:

- r-x--xrw-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 0516, the folder appears as:

d r-x--xrw-