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Created September 4, 2012 19:52
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gistfile1.txt
Octal Text Binary Description
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0 --- 000 All types of access are denied
1 --x 001 Execute access is allowed only
2 -w- 010 Write access is allowed only
3 -wx 011 Write and execute access are allowed
4 r-- 100 Read access is allowed only
5 r-x 101 Read and execute access are allowed
6 rw- 110 Read and write access are allowed
7 rwx 111 Everything is allowed
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644 owner Read and write permissions
group Only read permissions
others Only read permissions
755 owner Read, write, and execute permissions
group Read and execute permissions
others Read and execute permissions
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