In this last entry in our series on Linux file permissions we look at the umask and some more advanced file permissions. We also throw in some discussion of other file types you may see in a directory listing.
Odds and ends
We’ve...
Now we look at the other way chmod can be used - with numbers. This is the more commonly-used format, but also the least user-friendly.
The other chmod: with math
You’ve learned how to use chmod with symbolic values, but there’s...
We’ve done the thinking and the seeing, now to start the doing. Continuing our series on file permissions, we look at using the chmod command.
Changing permissions
In the previous article in this series we learned how to use the...
Once you understand Linux file permissions, the next step on the road to enlightenment is learning how to check the permissions for a file or directory.
Checking permissions
If you’ve been through the previous article in this...
Linux file permissions are strange and wondrous things. Start down the path of understanding by looking at the core concepts behind them before moving on to practical applications.
This series will start with the basics and move...