Linux permission mode calculator, Richard M. Rutkowski

Read, Write, Execute Calculator

Toggle owner, group, and public permissions. Add setuid, setgid, and sticky bits. Convert from numeric mode like 755 or 4755 and back again.

OOwner

Read
4
Write
2
Execute
1

GGroup

Read
4
Write
2
Execute
1

PPublic

Read
4
Write
2
Execute
1

Special bits

setuid
Adds 4
setgid
Adds 2
sticky
Adds 1

Numeric mode

755
755

Symbolic mode

Equivalent symbolic permissions
rwxr-xr-x
owner 7
group 5
public 5
special 0
Click to copy
chmod 755 filename

Quick reference

Read
4
Write
2
Execute
1
Special
setuid=4, setgid=2, sticky=1
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