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chmods

chmods is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 chmods

What is chmods the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chmods is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chmod.

Words near chmods in the dictionary

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

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