File Permissions

To change a files mode use: $ chmod 777 file.txt

String Octal Description
rwxrwxrwx 777 Read, Write, Execute for all users.
rwxr-xr-x 755 Read and Execute for all users. Owner has write permission.
rwxr-x--- 750 Read and Execute for owner and group. Owner has write permission. Users not in the group can not access the file.
rwx------ 700 Read, Write, and Execute for the owner only.
rw-rw-rw 666 Read and Write for all users. Nobody can execute.
rw-rw-r-- 664 Read and Write for the owner and group. Read-Only for everyone else.
rw-rw---- 644 Read and Write for owner. Read-Only for everyone else.
rw-r----- 640 Read and write for owner. Read-Only for group. No permission for others.
rw------- 600 Read and write for owner. No permission for others.
r-------- 400 Read for owner. No permission for anyone else.