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This document is a WORK IN PROGRESS.
This is just a quick personal cheat sheet: treat its contents with caution!

File permissions

with chmod, chown, chgrp, getfacl, umask, ...

WIP

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Tips

  • recursive folder (only folders and not files) group rights inheritance: 
    $ find /your/path/here -type d -exec chmod g+s {} \;


$  chmod ugo+rwx
same as 
$  chmod a+rwx
same as 
$  chmod +rwx


$  chmod -R ug+rw

TODO

TODO:

  • how to
    • chmod ug+rw && chmod o+r && chmod o-w recursively if no execution right
    • chmod ug+rwx && chmod o+rx && chmod o-w recursively if execution right

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