Above mentioned permissions work differently for files and directories.<\/p>\n

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  • read (r) permission – Reading a file.<\/li>\n
  • write (w) permission – Writing a file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      • The r permission lists the contents of a specific directory.<\/li>\n
      • The w permission creates or deletes a directory.<\/li>\n
      • The X permission accessing a child directory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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