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chmodding

chmodding is the present participle and gerund of chmod.

Meaning of chmod

Verb

chmod (third-person singular simple present chmods, present participle chmodding, simple past and past participle chmodded)

  1. (Unix, transitive) To change the access permissions and related special flags of (a file or directory).
    • Try this out by chmodding a directory 644!2010, Machtelt Garrels, Introduction to Linux (Third Edition) (page 93)

Questions about chmodding

What is chmodding the present participle and gerund of?
Chmodding is the present participle and gerund of chmod.

Words near chmodding in the dictionary

  1. chmobik
  2. chmobiki
  3. chmobiks
  4. chmod
  5. chmodded
  6. chmodding
  7. chmods
  8. Chmura
  9. Chmuras
  10. Chng
  11. CHNOPS

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