How Do I Chmod 777 a Directory in Linux?

How Do I Chmod 777 a Directory in Linux?
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How do I give chmod 777 to a directory?

If you are going for a console command it would be: chmod -R 777 /www/store.
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Ideally, give 755 permission for security reasons to the web folder.

  1. First Number 7 — Read, write, and execute for the user.
  2. Second Number 5 — Read and execute for the group.
  3. Third Number 5 — Read and execute for others.

10 нояб. 2020 г.

How do I give 777 permission to a folder and subfolders in Linux?

If you are going for a console command it would be: chmod -R 777 /www/store . The -R (or –recursive ) options make it recursive. chmod -R 777 .

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