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Linux File Links and Permissions/shaare/y0lAmg

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Links

Soft Link (Symbolic Link)

  • ln -s
  • Link will be removed if the original file is removed or renamed.

Hard Link

  • ln
  • Deleting, renaming, or moving the original file will not affect the hard link.

Diagram

       INODE
        ↑
MY HARD LINK ← MYFILE.TXT → MY-SOFT-LINK

Command to check links:

ls -lTri

File Permissions

Permission Types

Symbol Permission Example (Mnemonic)
R Read Riri (4)
W Write Winnie (2)
X Execute Xena (1)

Each Permission (R, W, X) Can Be Controlled at Three Levels

  • U → User
  • G → Group
  • O → Others (Everyone)

Permission Strings

Example:

-rwxrwxrwx
 |   |  |
 |   |  └── Others
 |   └───── Group
 └───────── User

To remove write permission from all:

chmod a-w filename

To add read and write permission for user:

chmod u+rw filename

Directory Permissions

Example:

drwxrwxrwx
^   ^  ^
|   |  └── Others
|   └───── Group
└───────── User

Numeric Permission Mapping

Value Permissions Symbol Mnemonic
0 No permission ---
1 Execute --x Xena
2 Write -w- Winnie
3 Execute + Write -wx
4 Read r-- Riri
5 Read + Execute r-x
6 Read + Write rw-
7 Read + Write + Exec rwx

Example to set permissions:

chmod 764 file

Breakdown:

  • User (7) → rwx
  • Group (6) → rw-
  • Others (4) → r--
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