chmod 760 Permission Explained

Octal

760

Symbolic

rwxrw----

Binary

111 110 000

Risk Level

Moderate

Summary: chmod 760 gives the owner read/write/execute, the group read/write, and everyone else no access.

Class	Read (4)	Write (2)	Execute (1)	Octal
Owner (u)				7
Group (g)				6
Others (o)				0

setuid (4) setgid (2) sticky bit (1)

Octal

Symbolic

Target File / Path

-R Recursive -v Verbose

760

rwxrw----

Owner: read/write/execute · Group: read/write · Others: no access

chmod 760 filename

Moderate Every member of the group can modify this file.

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chmod 760 Breakdown

Class	Digit	Symbolic	On a file	On a directory
Owner (u)	`7`	`rwx`	Full access	Full access: list, enter, create, delete
Group (g)	`6`	`rw-`	Read and write	Can list names, cannot enter
Others (o)	`0`	`---`	No access	Cannot list, enter, or modify

Is chmod 760 Safe?

Moderate

Every member of the group can modify this file.

Common Use Cases

760 is uncommon in standard Linux setups. The closest widely used permission is chmod 740.

chmod 760 Command Examples

# Apply using octal mode
chmod 760 filename

# Apply using equivalent symbolic mode
chmod u=rwx,g=rw,o= filename

# Recursive command warning:
chmod -R 760 /path/to/dir
# Note: -R applies the same mode to files and directories. Use find to treat them separately:
find /path/to/dir -type d -exec chmod 760 {} +

# Verify permissions
stat -c '%a %A %n' filename    # Linux
stat -f '%Lp %Sp %N' filename   # macOS

# Example ls -l output:
-rwxrw---- 1 alice staff 1024 Jan 15 10:00 example.txt

umask Relationship

A umask of 017 makes new directories 760. Test umask values with our interactive Umask Calculator.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does chmod 760 mean?

chmod 760 gives the owner read/write/execute, the group read/write, and everyone else no access. In octal notation, the owner receives 7 (read/write/execute), the group receives 6 (read/write), and others receive 0 (no access).

Is chmod 760 safe?

chmod 760 is classified as Moderate. Every member of the group can modify this file.

What is chmod 760 in symbolic notation?

In symbolic notation, chmod 760 is represented as rwxrw----. You can apply this permission using the equivalent symbolic command "chmod u=rwx,g=rw,o= filename".