CHMOD Calculator

Chmod 700

Chmod 700 (chmod a+rwx,g-rwx,o-rwx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can't 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 − −
Execute 1 x − −

Special bits

Setuid 4000 Setgid 2000 Sticky Bit 1000

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 700 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,g-rwx,o-rwx folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 700

Chmod owner

  • Owner can read
  • Owner can write
  • Owner can execute

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 700 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 700, the file appears as:

- rwx------

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 700, the folder appears as:

d rwx------