sudo chmod R 755 Example The command gives read, write, and execute privileges to the owner (7) and read and execute access to everyone else (55) Note In the example above, the permission is defined using the octal/numerical mode (755) Alternatively, you can utilize the symbolic mode (using alphanumerical characters) and use the command chmod R u=rwx,go=rx Example For example $ chmod 755 R directory_name $ chmod 755 R /home/linuxtechi/data Example 3) Assign permissions using text notation Another way of assigning permissions is by using the text notation In this method, the chmod command takes flags or symbols which represent the owner, group, others or all users ( u, g , and o) in the syntax Changing file permissions with chmod command using octal notation To change file permissions of a file use the syntax below chmod octal value filename For example, to change file permissions of a file file1txt, to say rwrr execute chmod 644 file1txt This is illustrated in the calculation below P...
