Chmod 740

Chmod 740 (chmod a+rwx,g-wx,o-rwx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can 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 r
Write 2 w
Execute 1 x

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 740 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 740

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

  • Group can 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 740 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 740, the file appears as:

- rwxr-----

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 740, the folder appears as:

d rwxr-----