Chmod 611

Chmod 611 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-rw,o-rw) 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 execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 611 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 611

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 execute

How chmod 611 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 611, the file appears as:

- rw---x--x

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 611, the folder appears as:

d rw---x--x