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Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
– Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'

2016-07-18 23:49:57 +00:00
Commented Jul 18, 2016 at 23:49
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How is chmod -R ugo+rwx / different than chmod -R 777 / ?

h0r53
– h0r53

2022-06-22 21:43:53 +00:00
Commented Jun 22, 2022 at 21:43
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@h0r53, chmod -R ugo+rwx adds rwx to a file where 777 explicitly sets equal it to rwx,. As a result, with ugo+rwx sticky bits are not cleared where with 777 sticky bits are cleared. A truly identical command would be chmod ugo=rwx

Zachary Brady
– Zachary Brady

2023-10-02 22:06:09 +00:00
Commented Oct 2, 2023 at 22:06

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