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From the name of the program for this purpose, short for "change mode".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
chmod
Today it means: To change the access permissions and related special flags of (a file or directory). Full definition →
Today it means: To change the access permissions and related special flags of (a file or directory). Full definition →
From the name of the program for this purpose, short for "change mode".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.