Linux chmod Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use chmod commmand in Linux. chmod command is chmod - change file mode bits
Tags:
Categories:

What is Linux chmod Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use chmod command in Linux. chmod command is chmod - change file mode bits

chmod Syntax

       chmod [OPTION]... MODE[,MODE]... FILE...
       chmod [OPTION]... OCTAL-MODE FILE...
       chmod [OPTION]... --reference=RFILE FILE...

chmod Examples

chmod Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of chmod command.

chmod command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for chmod command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man chmod

To open info page for chmod command we can use command below.

info chmod

To open help page from chmod command we can run command below.

chmod --help

Linux chmod Command Source Code

You can find chmod command source code from the folowing repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use chmod in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.