Noob question about chmod 777 and 775 : rlinux4noobs

chmod 777The chmod command modifies the mode bits and the extended access control lists (ACLs) of the specified files or directories. The mode can be definedYou almost never need 777 permissions on any type of file, and you absolutely never need 777 on a non-executable file. – skiphoppy Commented Apr 4, 2012 at 10:51