Change Absolute Permissions

There is another mode used for representing permissions that you must learn called absolute permissions mode.

Why must you learn it? For a number of reasons:
  • Absolute mode is commonly used in the documentation of software
  • Absolute mode is usually used to indicate permissions using FTP applications
  • There are times when absolute mode must be used
  • Sometimes absolute mode is simply easier to use
The command for changing permissions using absolute mode is the same, chmod. Here is an example of what a chmod command using absolute mode looks like:

chmod 755 mtgnotes

Continue to the next page for an explanation and more examples.