Chmod permission calculator
Convert octal, symbolic, and checkbox permissions into a chmod command.
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Using this tool
Convert permission digits, symbols, or checkboxes into a reviewable chmod command.
Actions: Process
Example
Select octal input and path file; output describes owner, group, and others permissions without modifying files.
Example action and settings
Action: Process Input mode: Octal File path: file
Input / action
754
Result / expected behavior
{
"octal": "754",
"symbolic": "rwxr-xr--",
"owner": {
"read": true,
"write": true,
"execute": true
},
"group": {
"read": true,
"write": false,
"execute": true
},
"others": {
"read": true,
"write": false,
"execute": false
},
"command": "chmod 754 -- file"
}Available options: Input mode · Owner · Read · Owner · Write · Owner · Execute · Group · Read · Group · Write · Group · Execute · Others · Read · Others · Write · Others · Execute · File path
Scope and limitations
- Does not inspect real file permissions; checkbox mode sets only ordinary read/write/execute bits.
Common mistakes
- Octal digits must be 0–7; symbolic mode expects forms such as rwxr-xr--, not u+x expressions.
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