chmod 644 — rw-r--r--
What chmod 644 allows, when to use it, and the calculator pre-filled with it — toggle any box to compare.
644
rw-r--r--Owner6
rw-Group4
r--Others4
r--Special bits
chmod 644 filenamechmod -R 644 /path/to/dirWhat this means
Owner can read, write. Group can read. Others can read.
What chmod 644 allows
| Who | Read | Write | Execute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Group | ✓ | — | — |
| Others | ✓ | — | — |
The default for regular files — HTML, CSS, config files, images. The owner can edit; everyone else can only read.
Commands
chmod 644 fileset it on one file or directorychmod u=rw,g=r,o=r filethe same thing in symbolic formchmod -R 644 dir/recursively — careful: it applies to files and directories alikels -l filecheck the result: -rw-r--r-- (a directory shows drw-r--r--)On a directory, read lets you list it, write lets you create and delete entries, and execute lets you enter it and open what's inside. That's why directories usually get 755 or 750 while files get 644 or 640.
Frequently asked
What does chmod 644 mean?
Owner: read, write. Group: read. Others: read. In ls -l it shows as rw-r--r--.
What is the symbolic form of chmod 644?
chmod u=rw,g=r,o=r file — it sets exactly the same permissions as chmod 644.
Common chmod permissions explained
chmod 755rwxr-xr-xchmod 644rw-r--r--chmod 777rwxrwxrwxchmod 600rw-------chmod 700rwx------chmod 775rwxrwxr-xchmod 664rw-rw-r--chmod 400r--------chmod 444r--r--r--chmod 750rwxr-x---chmod 640rw-r-----chmod 660rw-rw----chmod 770rwxrwx---chmod 666rw-rw-rw-chmod 711rwx--x--xchmod 500r-x------chmod 550r-xr-x---chmod 555r-xr-xr-xchmod 440r--r-----chmod 740rwxr-----chmod 760rwxrw----chmod 1777rwxrwxrwtchmod 2755rwxr-sr-xchmod 2775rwxrwsr-xchmod 4755rwsr-xr-x
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