Chmod 630

Chmod 630 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-r,o-rwx) 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't read, can't write and can't execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 630 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 630

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

How chmod 630 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 630, the file appears as:

- rw--wx---

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 630, the folder appears as:

d rw--wx---