5. Permissions¶

5.1. Understanding Permissions¶

Table 5.1. Permissions¶
Permission	Binary	Octal	Description
`---`	`000`	`0`	Cannot read, execute or modify
`--x`	`001`	`1`	Can execute
`-w-`	`010`	`2`	Can write (modify)
`-wx`	`011`	`3`	Can modify and execute
`r--`	`100`	`4`	Can read
`r-x`	`101`	`5`	Can read and execute
`rw-`	`110`	`6`	Can read and write
`rwx`	`111`	`7`	Can read, write and execute