Operation Manual

The Linux Command Line
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Notes:
Now, let’s try out the “chmod” command:
chmod o+w brotplot.odt
This means add write access for the “other” group to “brotplot.odt”. Add is
indicated by the “plus” sign.
chmod a-r brotplot.odt
This means remove read access for the all three (user, group and other) from
“brotplot.odt”. Remove is indicated by the “minus” sign.
chmod u+x brotplot.odt
This means add execute access for the user/owner to “brotplot.odt”.
To find out more about the “chmod” command see its Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod
chmod
Changes the access mode (permissions) of one or more files.