CHMOD Calculator

Chmod 646

Chmod 646 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-wx,o-x) 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 read, can write and can't execute.

Owner Rights (u) Group Rights (g) Others Rights (o)
Read 4 r 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 646 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 646

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 read
  • Others can write
  • Others can't execute

How chmod 646 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 646, the file appears as:

- rw-r--rw-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 646, the folder appears as:

d rw-r--rw-