The first character denotes the type of file
d the directory is a folderl the directory is a symlink- the directory is a regular fileThe other characters are the file permissions. The first set represents the user class. The second set represents the group class. The third set represents the others class.
r if reading is permitted, - if it is not.w if writing is permitted, - if it is not.x if execution is permitted, - if it is not.$ ls -l
drwx------@ 3 mimigonz staff 96 Jan 15 2021 Applications
drwx------@ 52 mimigonz staff 1664 Sep 15 15:10 Desktop
lrwxr-xr-x 1 mimigonz staff 20 Jul 14 13:12 ssh-link -> /Users/mimigonz/.ssh
drwx------+ 18 mimigonz staff 576 Sep 10 16:33 Documents
drwxr-xr-x@ 6 mimigonz staff 192 Oct 9 2015 Extras
Examples
| Symbolic notation | Numeric notation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ---------- | 000 | no permissions |
| -rwx------ | 700 | read, write, & execute only for owner |
| -rwxrwx--- | 770 | read, write, & execute for owner and group |
| -rwxrwxrwx | 777 | read, write, & execute for owner, group and others |
| ---x--x--x | 111 | execute |
| --w--w--w- | 222 | write |
| --wx-wx-wx | 333 | write & execute |
| -r--r--r-- | 444 | read |
| -r-xr-xr-x | 555 | read & execute |
| -rw-rw-rw- | 666 | read & write |
| -rwxr----- | 740 | owner can read, write, & execute; group can only read; others have no permissions |
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