# Linux File Permissions Explained

DevFeed: [Linux File Permissions Explained](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/linux-file-permissions-explained-40709.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://radek.io/posts/linux-file-permissions-explained/>)

Published: 2011-07-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Radek Pazdera](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/radek-pazdera.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [chmod](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chmod.md>), [file](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/file.md>), [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>)

Tags: [chmod](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chmod.md>), [command](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command.md>), [file-permissions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/file-permissions.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [permissions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/permissions.md>), [users](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/users.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explaining Linux file permissions, including how permission strings identify file types and define read, write, and execute access for owners, groups, and other users. It also introduces changing permissions with chmod and calculating numeric permission values.

## Source excerpt

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