r--rw-r-x permissions

What does r--rw-r-x permissions mean?

Here we will explain what each letter in r--rw-r-x permissions means for your UNIX/Linux file. We start by color-coding the nine characters in r--rw-r-x, so it is easy to follow along:

r--rw-r-x

There are three sets of three characters, and each set is assigned as follows:

r--: Owner Permissions
rw-: Group Permissions
r-x: Everyone Permissions

Furthermore, the letters grant the following permissions:

r = Read
w = Write
x = Execute

Now, when we put it all together, we can see what file permissions your r--rw-r-x has:

r--: Owner can read
rw-: Group can read and write
r-x: Everyone can read and execute

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