Return the octal file permission value for a file or directory stat -c "%a %n" * Replace * with the relevant directory or the exact filename that you want to examine. From the man page of stat , -c --format=FORMAT use the specified FORMAT instead of the default; output a newline after each use of FORMAT %a Access rights in octal %n File name Usage: With files: $ stat -c "%a %n" ./Documents/Udev.html 664 ./Documents/Udev.html With folders: $ stat -c "%a %n" ./Documents/ 755 ./Documents/
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