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CHMOD(1)							      CHMOD(1)

NAME
       chmod - change mode

SYNOPSIS
       chmod mode file ...

DESCRIPTION
       The  mode of each named file is changed according to mode, which may be
       an octal number or a symbolic change to the existing mode.  A  mode  is
       an octal number constructed from the OR of the following modes.

       0400   read by owner

       0200   write by owner

       0100   execute (search in directory) by owner

       0070   read, write, execute (search) by group

       0007   read, write, execute (search) by others

       A symbolic mode has the form:

	      [who] op permission

       The  who	 part  is  a  combination of the letters u (for user's permis‐
       sions), g (group) and o (other).	 The letter a stands for ugo.  If  who
       is omitted, the default is a.

       Op  can	be + to add permission to the file's mode, - to take away per‐
       mission, and = to assign permission absolutely (all other bits will  be
       reset).

       Permission  is  any  combination	 of the letters r (read), w (write), x
       (execute), a (append only), l  (exclusive  access),  and	 t  (temporary
       file).

       Only  the  owner	 of a file or the group leader of its group may change
       the file's mode.

SOURCE
       /sys/src/cmd/chmod.c

SEE ALSO
       ls(1), stat(2), stat(5)

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