Quick Answer: What Is the Number After Permissions in Linux?
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What is the dot after permissions Linux?

According to the Filesystem permissions wiki page, the dot indicates a SELinux context is present.

What does chmod 770 do?

770 means owner and group have full permissions. 777 means all (user group other) have full permissions on this directory.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

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Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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