CentOS6 File Attribute Examples (Part 4 of Reading, Writing and Executing Tutorial)
CentOS6 Reading Writing and Executing File Attribute Examples
(Part 4 of the Reading, Writing and Executing Tutorials)
Difficulty Level: Beginner
This is a beginner tutorial that takes a look at examples of file attributes.
File Attribute Examples:
rwx----- A regular file that is readable, writable, and executable by
the file's owner. No one else has any access.
rw------ A regular file that is readable and writable by the file's
owner. No one else has any access.
rw-r--r- A regular file that is readable and writable by the file's
owner. Members of the file's owner group may read the file.
The file is world readable.
-rwxr-xr-x A regular file that is readable, writable, and executable by
the file's owner. The file may be read and executed by everybody else.
rw-rw--- A regular file that is readable and writable by the file's owner and
and members of the file's owner group only.
lrwxrwxrwx A symbolic link. All symbolic links have "dummy" permissions. The real
permissions are kept with the actual file pointed to by the symbolic link.
drwxrwx--- A directory. The owner and the members of the owner group may enter the
directory and create, rename, and remove files within the directory.
drwxr-x--- A directory, The owner may enter the directory and create, rename, and
delete files within the directory. Members of the owner group may enter
the directory but cannot create, delete, or rename files.
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Disclaimer:
I do not work for RedHat. This tutorial was made to be informative but does not replace the professional advice a RHCSA or RHCE certified person could give you. Please seek a professional for mission critical assignments.
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