Chmod 617
Chmod 617 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-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 read, can write and can execute.
Special bits
Extra chmod command options
Output
Modifiers
Octal CHMOD command
$ chmod -R 617 folder_name
Symbolic CHMOD command
$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-x,g-rw folder_name
Chmod Permissions for chmod 617
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 read
- Others can write
- Others can execute
How chmod 617 looks in file listing
For files
After changing a file's mode to 617, the file appears as:
- rw---xrwx
For folders
After changing a directory's mode to 617, the folder appears as:
d rw---xrwx