SUSE LINUX Documentation - Index of

u
g
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User
Group
Others
For access, grant access with + and deny it with -.
The access type is controlled by the following options:
r
w
x
s
Read
Write
Execute—executing files or changing to the directory
Setuid bit—the application or program is started as if it were started by the
owner of the file
As an alternative, a numeric code can be used. The four digits of this code are
composed of the sum of the values 4, 2, and 1—the decimal result of a binary mask.
The first digit sets the set user ID (SUID) (4), the set group ID (2), and the sticky
(1) bits. The second digit defines the permissions of the owner of the file. The third
digit defines the permissions of the group members and the last digit sets the permissions
for all other users. The read permission is set with 4, the write permission
with 2, and the permission for executing a file is set with 1. The owner of a file
would usually receive a 6 or a 7 for executable files.
gzip [parameters] files
This program compresses the contents of files using complex mathematical algorithms.
Files compressed in this way are given the extension .gz and need to be
uncompressed before they can be used. To compress several files or even entire
directories, use the tar command.
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