rw--w---- permissions

What does rw--w---- permissions mean?

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

rw--w----

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

rw-: Owner Permissions
-w-: Group Permissions
---: 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 rw--w---- has:

rw-: Owner can read and write
-w-: Group can write
---: Everyone can do nothing

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