rwxrwx-wx permissions

What does rwxrwx-wx permissions mean?

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

rwxrwx-wx

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

rwx: Owner Permissions
rwx: Group Permissions
-wx: 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 rwxrwx-wx has:

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

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