Calculate chmod Permissions Online

Convert between numeric (755) and symbolic (rwxr-xr-x) Linux file permissions. Toggle read, write, and execute bits for owner, group, and others with a visual interface.

Developer

RWX

Chmod Calculator

Calculate Unix file permissions with an interactive chmod builder

Enter octal value

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Common Presets

Special Bits

Advanced permission flags for executables and directories

Setuid (SUID)4

Execute as the file owner

Setgid (SGID)2

Execute as the file group / inherit group on directories

Sticky Bit1

Only owner can delete files in this directory

Generated Permissions

Numeric (Octal)

755

Symbolic

rwxr-xr-x

ls -l output

-rwxr-xr-x

Numeric Command

chmod 755 filename

Symbolic Command

chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx filename

File / directory name (used in commands above)

Recursive (-R) - apply to directory contents

Permission Breakdown

Owner (u)

7rwx

ReadWriteExecute

- Read files / list directory contents
- Write / modify / delete
- Execute / traverse directory

Group (g)

5r-x

ReadWriteExecute

- Read files / list directory contents
- Execute / traverse directory

Others (o)

5r-x

ReadWriteExecute

- Read files / list directory contents
- Execute / traverse directory

Common Permissions Reference

Octal	Symbolic	Meaning
`777`	`rwxrwxrwx`	Full access for everyone
`755`	`rwxr-xr-x`	Owner full, others read and execute
`750`	`rwxr-x---`	Owner full, group read and execute
`700`	`rwx------`	Owner full access only
`666`	`rw-rw-rw-`	Read and write for everyone
`644`	`rw-r--r--`	Owner read/write, others read only
`600`	`rw-------`	Owner read/write only
`555`	`r-xr-xr-x`	Read and execute for everyone
`444`	`r--r--r--`	Read only for everyone
`400`	`r--------`	Owner read only