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Chmod Calculator

Toggle Unix file permission bits and see the matching numeric (755) and symbolic (rwxr-xr-x) values.

Read (4)Write (2)Execute (1)Value
Owner6
Group4
Others4
Octal
644
Symbolic
rw-r--r--
chmod command
chmod 644 file
Parse from octal

What the bits mean

  • Owner / Group / Others — three classes that get separate permissions.
  • r (4) read · w (2) write · x (1) execute.
  • The fourth digit handles setuid (4), setgid (2), and the sticky bit (1).

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