A man page is a manual page dedicated to a specific command and every Linux distribution includes them. Say, for example, you wanted to learn about the chmod command. You could either run a Google ...

As with many things on the Linux command line, you have some choices on how you make your requests. The chmod command allows you to change permissions numerically or using character expressions.

The chmod command recognizes both mnemonic permission modifiers (u+rwx,go-w) and numeric modes. A numeric mode consists of four digits: as you read left to right, these represent special permissions, ...

Type "sudo chmod a+rwx /path/to/file" into the terminal, replacing "/path/to/file" with the file you want to give permissions to everyone for, and press "Enter." You can also use the command "sudo ...

Linux.Ars is back in action this week after an impressive debut last week. This week's edition rounds up a number of important developments in the Linux world, and it does so without even ...