description of the read, write, and execute permissions for the Linux directory:
readable R: Represents the right to browse directories under files and subdirectories, ls dir.
1) If you do not have x permission, you cannot enter the directory, that is, cd diris not available.
2) If you do not have x permissions, You can see all the file names in the LS list. However, you are prompted not to have access to the files in the directory.
3) if the ls-l list is listed, all properties will have a question mark and will also be prompted not to have access to the file under the directory. However, you can see all the file names.
writable w: Represents a permission to add, delete, or modify a file name within a directory (typically referred to as a file name) (requires an x permission mate).
executable x: Indicates a permission to enter the directory. For example:cd dir. But no R can not list and directory, no w cannot be created and deleted.
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Read, write, execute permission description for Linux directory