Comments on: Understanding The Linux File Permissions https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/understanding-the-linux-file-permissions/ Linux Tutorials and Guides Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:46:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: admin https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/understanding-the-linux-file-permissions/#comment-645 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:46:05 +0000 https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/?p=1655#comment-645 In reply to Dovan.

Thank you for pointing that out, the article has been updated, and the right label has been set.

]]> By: Dovan https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/understanding-the-linux-file-permissions/#comment-644 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:46:38 +0000 https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/?p=1655#comment-644 The little explanation naming item 7 as “group” is straight up wrong.

What is described as “6” is, on the left the owner and on the right the group. They just happen to be the same in this case.

What is described as “7” is actually the file size.

In linux, everything is a file. Even directories. And they all have sizes.

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