Chmod 610

Chmod 610 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-rw,o-rwx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can't 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
Write 2 w
Execute 1 x

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 610 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 610

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 610 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 610, the file appears as:

- rw---x---

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 610, the folder appears as:

d rw---x---