CHMOD Calculator

Chmod 766

Chmod 766 (chmod a+rwx,g-x,o-x) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can write and can't execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can't execute.

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

Special bits

Setuid 4000 Setgid 2000 Sticky Bit 1000

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 766 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 766

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 766 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 766, the file appears as:

- rwxrw-rw-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 766, the folder appears as:

d rwxrw-rw-