chmod

Change file modes or Access Control Lists.

Runs as chmod|macOS, Linux, Windows

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 6 fields

Set permissions on one or more files. Symlink-handling flags -H, -L and -P and ACL options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui chmod

Change file modeExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Mode*

string

Files*

any

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Set mode

modefiles

Set mode recursively

modefilesrecursiveverbose

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Mode

Symbolic (u+x) or octal (644) mode.
string · positional 0

u+xa+rx644755

Files

path · positional 1 · repeatable

Recursive

boolean

-R

Verbose

count

-v

Suppress errors

boolean

-f

Change symlink itself

boolean

-h

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

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completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed chmod against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.