Chmod 4637

Chmod 4637 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-r,ug+s,+t,g-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 4637 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 4637

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

  • Others can read
  • Others can write
  • Others can execute

How chmod 4637 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 4637, the file appears as:

- rwS-wxrwx

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 4637, the folder appears as:

d rwS-wxrwx