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Chmod Calculator

Calculate Unix file permissions with an interactive visual grid.

755
-rwxr-xr-x
Read (4)
Write (2)
Execute (1)
Owner
Group
Others

Command

chmod 755 filename

ls -l preview

-rwxr-xr-x 1 user group 0 Mar 7 12:00 filename

Common Presets

Unix File Permissions Reference

Unix permissions are represented as three octal digits (owner, group, others). Each digit is a sum of: Read (4), Write (2), Execute (1). For example, 755 means owner can read/write/execute, while group and others can read/execute.