Chmod Calculator

Convert between symbolic and numeric Unix/Linux file permissions

Octal Input

filename

Permission Matrix

Read
Write
Execute
Owner
Group
Others
Symbolic Notation
-rwxr-xr-x
Octal Notation
755
chmod Command
chmod 755 filename

Common Presets

755 Standard dir / executable
644 Standard file
777 Full access (risky)
700 Owner only
600 Private file (SSH keys)
750 Owner+group exec
664 Shared group file
400 Read-only owner