CHMOD Calculator

Chmod 642

Chmod 642 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-wx,o-rx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can't execute. (O)thers can't read, can write and can't execute.

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

Special bits

Setuid 4000 Setgid 2000 Sticky Bit 1000

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 642 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 642

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 642 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 642, the file appears as:

- rw-r---w-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 642, the folder appears as:

d rw-r---w-