chmod 400 file |
To protect a file against accidental overwriting. |
chmod 500 directory |
To protect yourself from accidentally removing, renaming or moving files from this directory. |
chmod 600 file |
A private file only changeable by the user who entered this command. |
chmod 644 file |
A publicly readable file that can only be changed by the issuing user. |
chmod 660 file |
Users belonging to your group can change this file, others don’t have any access to it at all. |
chmod 700 file |
Protects a file against any access from other users, while the issuing user still has full access. |
chmod 755 directory |
For files that should be readable and executable by others, but only changeable by the issuing user. |
chmod 775 file |
Standard file sharing mode for a group. |
chmod 777 file |
Everybody can do everything to this file. |