Why must a folder be executable?
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Mar 15, 202644996 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Problem
Permission for files: And for folders: If I only use the "read and write" permission, the folders won't show their contents. What's the reason for this?
Error Output
chmod 664 myFile // rw-rw-r--
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Directories (they're not typically called folders in *nix) have a different meaning for the permission bits than normal files. For directories, write allows creating new files and deleting files inside it. Read allows you to list the files inside of it. Execute allows you to enter it and access files (or other directories) inside.
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