File permission bits, ownership, and access control commands in Linux.
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- What does the read permission (r) allow on a file?
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View the file contents- What does the write permission (w) allow on a file?
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Modify the file- What does the execute permission (x) allow on a file?
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Run the file as a program- What does read permission (r) allow on a directory?
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List the directory contents- What does write permission (w) allow on a directory?
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Create or delete files in the directory- What does execute permission (x) allow on a directory?
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Access and enter the directory- What octal digit represents read permission?
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4- What octal digit represents write permission?
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2- What octal digit represents execute permission?
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1- In chmod 755, what do the three digits represent in order?
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Owner, group, others- What does the first character in ls -l output represent?
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File type- What symbol in ls -l indicates a regular file?
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A dash (-)- What symbol in ls -l indicates a directory?
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The letter d- How many characters after the file type show permission bits in ls -l output?
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9 characters- What do the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th characters in ls -l represent?
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