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Bash chmod

Bash command: chmod

Change the permissions of a File/Directory, for example chmod u+x hello.py. (Gives the user the permission to execute the file)

Usage

Change the permissions of a File/Directory

chmod [permission] [file_names]

permission can be r+w or r+w+x ...etc

• r = read
• w = write
• x = execute

More Information:

• Wikipedia