Re: Set UNIX file access permissions with chmod

Anonymous — Sun, 27 May 2007 06:49:33 -0000

You missed out something simple! The "=" operator can force permissions regardless of state, just like with octal. So, for instance:

chmod o=rwx file

will make "other" read/write/execute regardless of current permission state.

+ & - operators are often not worth using unless you're using a+ or a-

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