chmod

Name

chmod -- change file access permissions

Synopsis

chmod [OPTION]... MODE[,MODE]... FILE...
chmod [OPTION]... OCTAL-MODE FILE...
chmod [OPTION]... --reference=RFILE FILE...

Description

The specification for "chmod" is as specified in the SUS but with the following differences as listed below.

Differences

-c, --changes

like verbose but report only when a change is made

-f, --silent, --quiet

suppress most error messages

--reference=RFILE

use RFILE's mode instead of MODE values

-v, --verbose

output a diagnostic for every file processed

--version

output version information and exit