Explain the read, write, and execute permissions on a UNIX
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Explain the read, write, and execute permissions on a UNIX directory..

Answer / gokul pradeep

read 4
write 2
exec 1

totally it will be 7.
for ex: chmod 777 /loc
in this first 7 represent user.
second 7 represent group.
third 7 represent others.

chmod 744 means user have full permission but group and
others have only read permission.

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Explain the read, write, and execute permissions on a UNIX directory..

Answer / faiz_rg

rwx rwx rwx
user group others
Read - r
Write - w
Execute - x

e.g.: chmod 754 /home/abc/abc.txt
output will be : _rwxr_xr__ for /home/abc/abc.txt

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Explain the read, write, and execute permissions on a UNIX directory..

Answer / venkat

read -4 (used to read a perticulat file)
write -2 (using this u can able to write)
execute -1( using this command u can able execute)...file(or) director

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