Chmod 743

Chmod 743 (chmod a+rwx,g-wx,o-r) 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 write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 743 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 743

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 write
  • Others can execute

How chmod 743 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 743, the file appears as:

- rwxr---wx

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 743, the folder appears as:

d rwxr---wx