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Question to *nix permissions (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I learned the hard way that the "x" permission on directories doesn't mean "execute" but "traverse". And setting permissions on directories get's them inherited by newly created/added files in there, right?

So how can i remove the ability from my homedir to execute current and new files but keep the traverse permission?

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago

You got some great answers already :)

Let me just add that, in general, it's expected to have executable files inside your home directory.

For example, ~/.local/bin is intended for user executables and usually added to the $PATH, and a lot of package managers (such as cargo, go, pip,...) will install applications under ~ (Steam also does that).

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