Chmod Permissions Calculator

An interactive calculator to generate and understand Linux file permissions (chmod) in numeric and symbolic formats.

Owner

7

Group

5

Public

5
Special Bits

SetUID: runs with owner's privileges. SetGID: runs with group's privileges. Sticky Bit: prevents users from deleting others' files.

Numeric

0755
Numeric
rwxr-xr-x
Symbolic
chmod 0755 file
chmod command

About

  • Visual checkboxes for Read, Write, and Execute permissions
  • Support for Owner, Group, and Public permission scopes
  • Real-time numeric (e.g., 755) and symbolic (e.g., rwxr-xr-x) output
  • Detailed explanation of the generated permissions
  • 100% client-side: all calculations happen in your browser

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