Permission Conversion Tool (Octal ↔ Symbolic)
<p>A Linux tool to convert file permissions between octal and symbolic notation.</p>
Permission Conversion Tool (Octal ↔ Symbolic)
How Permission Conversion Works
Linux file permissions can be represented in both octal (e.g., 644) and symbolic (e.g., rw-r--r--) notation. This tool lets you convert between the two instantly.
Octal Notation
Each digit represents permissions for owner, group, and others:
- 4: read (
r) - 2: write (
w) - 1: execute (
x)
Add the values for each user class. For example, 6 (4+2) means read and write (rw-).
Symbolic Notation
Symbolic notation uses r (read), w (write), and x (execute) for each of owner, group, and others. For example, rw-r--r-- means owner can read/write, group and others can only read.
Examples
755↔rwxr-xr-x644↔rw-r--r--600↔rw-------
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