Chmod Calculator

Visual Unix file permission generator — numeric & symbolic modes
0 permissions calculated
Read (r) Write (w) Execute (x)
Owner
Group
Other
Numeric
755
Symbolic
rwxr-xr-x
chmod 755 filename

Common Presets

644
rw-r--r--
Default files
755
rwxr-xr-x
Default directories / scripts
777
rwxrwxrwx
Full access (dangerous)
600
rw-------
SSH keys / secrets
700
rwx------
Private directories
750
rwxr-x---
Group-accessible dir
664
rw-rw-r--
Group-writable files
444
r--r--r--
Read-only for everyone
400
r--------
Owner read-only (PEM keys)
666
rw-rw-rw-
Read/write all (dev only)
775
rwxrwxr-x
Shared group directories
555
r-xr-xr-x
Read & execute only

Permission Reference

r Read

View file contents or list directory entries. Octal value: 4

w Write

Modify file contents or add/remove files in a directory. Octal value: 2

x Execute

Run the file as a program or enter the directory (cd). Octal value: 1

Owner = the file creator  |  Group = users in the same group  |  Other = everyone else
Each digit = r(4) + w(2) + x(1). Example: 7 = 4+2+1 = rwx, 5 = 4+0+1 = r-x

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