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Permission Calculator

v1.2.1

Calculate and explain common permission bitmasks and access combinations.

Calculates and explains common permission bitmasks — Unix file permissions (read/write/execute for owner/group/other) translated to octal values with a toggle-based interactive interface.

How to use
  • Check the permissions you want to grant and see the numeric octal value update instantly.
  • Enter a numeric value (e.g. 755) to see which permissions it maps to in symbolic form.
  • Use the common presets for typical configurations (755 for executables, 644 for files).
Read
Write
Execute
Owner
Group
Other

Special Bits

Quick Presets

Symbolic Representation

rwxr-xr-x

-rwxr-xr-x

Octal

755

Symbolic

rwxr-xr-x

Decimal

493

ls -l

-rwxr-xr-x

chmod

chmod 755 <file>

Breakdown

Ownerrwx7
Groupr-x5
Otherr-x5