chmod 755 vs u+x: numeric and symbolic modes
Change Linux permissions with chmod: the octal digits, the u/g/o symbolic form, why a recursive numeric mode breaks a tree, and what capital X fixes.
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Change Linux permissions with chmod: the octal digits, the u/g/o symbolic form, why a recursive numeric mode breaks a tree, and what capital X fixes.
Read drwxr-xr-x one character at a time and map it to 755. Learn why x on a directory means traverse, and why chmod 777 is never the right fix.