# These are special cases. Don't use them if you're not familiar. 4000 = Set UID (sticky bit) on execution. 2000 = Set GUID on execution. # Add each one to get the required permission. 400 = Owner read. 200 = Owner write. 100 = Owner execute. 040 = Group read. 020 = Group write. 010 = Group execute. 004 = World read. 002 = World write. 001 = World execute. # Examples: chmod 644 = -rw-r--r-- chmod 444 = -r--r--r-- chmod 755 = -rwxr-xr-x chmod 700 = -rwx------ chmod 711 = -rwx--x--x |