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[โ€“] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

This is the best comment Iโ€™ve come across in a while. Thank you so much for breaking it down so well.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago

    Just wait until you need to figure out what you want when you want something other than all or none for those permissions. 4 is read, 2 is write, 1 is execute. Add them up to get what you want for each owner/group/other portion.

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