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Set/Remove Permissions in Bash

Explore how to effectively set and remove file permissions in Bash with the chmod command. Understand symbolic and numeric permission modes, references to different user types, and options like recursion. This lesson helps you control access rights for files and directories using practical examples.

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chmod

Definition:

chmod command is short for “change mode”, is typically used to change the read/write permissions of files and directories. A mode can either be represented symbolically with unique alphabets or by the permutations of three numbers (octal numbers) as we discussed in the previous lesson. We can also add references in the command to indicate the users on which the specified permissions are being applied. Given below is the syntax to chmod command.

Syntax: 

chmod
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