Permission Calculator
v1.2.1Calculate 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