As with many things on the Linux command line, you have some choices on how you make your requests. The chmod command allows you to change permissions numerically or using character expressions.

The rest of the permissions string displays the permissions given to the file ... Stay tuned for Part 2 of getting started on the Linux (or Unix) command line. Related content. How-To Parameter ...

Wired's newly-revamped Webmonkey site has an informative guide on seeing, changing, and understanding file permissions in Unix-like systems. These are the kind of operations and syntax that can ...

Two flaws, one undetected for over a decade, allow unintended root access on Ubuntu and Debian systems, prompting urgent ...

A potential issue that can come up when moving a file is you don't have permission to do so. To fix that problem, you would use the 'sudo' command. This command allows you to enter another command as ...

If you're new to Linux administration, Jack Wallen shows you a skill you'll definitely need to have--creating directories from the command line interface.