Symbolic Values for File and Directory Permissions

Symbolic Values for File and Directory Permissions :-


Symbol Function* Description

u Who User (owner)
g Who Group
o Who Others
A Who All
= Operation Assign
+ Operation Add
- Operation Remove
r Permission Read
w Permission Write
x Permission Execute
l Permission Mandatory locking, setgid bit is on, group execution bit is off
s Permission setuid or setgid bit is on
S Permission suid bit is on, user execution bit is off
t Permission Sticky bit is on, execution bit for others is on
T Permission Sticky bit is on, execution bit for others is off