r-xrwxrwx permissions

What does r-xrwxrwx permissions mean?

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

r-xrwxrwx

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

r-x: Owner Permissions
rwx: Group Permissions
rwx: 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-xrwxrwx has:

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

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