CHMOD Calculator

Chmod 2016

Chmod 2016 (chmod a+rwx,u-rwx,g-rw,o-x,ug+s,+t,u-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can't write and can't 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
Write 2 − − w
Execute 1 − x −

Special bits

Setuid 4000 Setgid 2000 Sticky Bit 1000

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 2016 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 2016

Chmod owner

  • Owner can't read
  • Owner can't write
  • Owner can't 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 2016 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 2016, the file appears as:

- -----srw-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 2016, the folder appears as:

d -----srw-