Linux Permissions
owner-user owner-group other
read write execute
Encoded in Bits: 3 x 3 Bits = 9 Bits
e.g. rwxr-xr-x
For directories:
- read: view the directories contents
- write: create or delete files within the directory
- execute: traverse (cd) into the directory
- r--: 4
- -w-: 2
- --x: 1
- r-x: 5
- rwx: 7