Unix Permission Calculator
Convert between numeric and symbolic permissions
Enter 3 or 4 digit octal permission (000-7777)
Quick Reference:
755 - rwxr-xr-x (executable)644 - rw-r--r-- (document)700 - rwx------ (private)777 - rwxrwxrwx (full access)Result
Numeric
755
Symbolic
rwxr-xr-x
Command
chmod 755 file
Permission Breakdown
Owner: read, write, execute | Group: read, execute | Others: read, execute
Owner
rwx
Group
r-x
Others
r-x
Unix permissions control file access. The numeric format (like 755) uses octal values: read=4, write=2, execute=1. Symbolic format (rwxr-xr-x) shows permissions for owner, group, and others.