I removed my permissions on my downloads folder using chmod.
can anyone help restore back to default?
Thanks!
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Thanks y’all! chmod 755 worked! Back to drwxr-xr-x
A quick guide to explain what is going on here, and what the numbers mean: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DaMLUoGXUAI21V6.jpg:large
Tip: you can also use chmod u+rwx,g+rx,o+rx etc to add permissions
With the initial letters corresponding to "user", "group" and "other", and (r)was, (w)rite, e(x)ecute for the rest.
In the case of directories, x specifies access to files/etc within the directly (read just let's you see them)
You can also use i.e "o-rw" etc etc to remove existing permissions
If you use X instead of x it'll add execution permission to directories without making files executable.
Oh yeah I forgot to mention that. It's important when using wildcards or recursive permissions!