CHMOD Calculator

Chmod 0550

Chmod 0550 (chmod a+rwx,u-w,g-w,o-rwx,ug-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can't write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can't execute.

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

Special bits

Setuid 4000 Setgid 2000 Sticky Bit 1000

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 0550 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 0550

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 0550 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 0550, the file appears as:

- r-xr-x---

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 0550, the folder appears as:

d r-xr-x---