Chmod 711

Chmod 711 (chmod a+rwx,g-rw,o-rw) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 711 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 711

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 711 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 711, the file appears as:

- rwx--x--x

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 711, the folder appears as:

d rwx--x--x