2.10. Properties of Files and Directories

See also

• The Unix / Linux filesystem layout Video by Chris Lasher.
• File Permissions Video by Chris Lasher – Become master of your domain with file permissions:
  • id and gid
  • chmod, chown, and chgrp
• Environment variables Video by Chris Lasher – Discover how to read and set shell environmental variables.

Contents

• 2.10.1. The Hierarchical Structure of the File System
• 2.10.2. File Attributes
• 2.10.3. Types of Files
• 2.10.4. file
• 2.10.5. The Unix Filename
• 2.10.6. Understanding Ownership and Group Ownership
  • 2.10.6.1. groups
• 2.10.7. Setting User and Group Ownership of Files
  • 2.10.7.1. chown
  • 2.10.7.2. newgrp
  • 2.10.7.3. chgrp
• 2.10.8. Changing file permissions
  • 2.10.8.1. chmod
• 2.10.9. Directory Permissions
  • 2.10.9.1. How a Directory Influences File Permissions
  • 2.10.9.2. An Ownership-Permissions Problem
• 2.10.10. umask