Chmod 0726

Chmod 0726 (chmod a+rwx,g-rx,o-x,ug-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can't read, can write and can't 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 w w
Execute 1 x

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 0726 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,g-rx,o-x,ug-s,-t folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 0726

Chmod owner

  • Owner can read
  • Owner can write
  • Owner can execute

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 0726 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 0726, the file appears as:

- rwx-w-rw-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 0726, the folder appears as:

d rwx-w-rw-