Chmod 750

Chmod 750 (chmod a+rwx,g-w,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 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 x

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 750 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 750

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 750 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 750, the file appears as:

- rwxr-x---

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 750, the folder appears as:

d rwxr-x---