Chmod

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  chmod
       
           ("Change mode") The {Unix} command and {system
          call} to change the access {permissions} of a named file.
          Each file (directory, device, etc.) has nine kinds of access
          which can be allowed or denied.  Different permissions apply


          to the owner of the file, the members of the group the file
          belongs to, and all users.  Each of these classes of user
          (owner, group and other) can have permission to read, write or
          execute the file.  Chmod can also set various other mode bits
          for a file or directory such as the {sticky bit} and the {set
          user id} bit.
       
          Unix {man} page: chmod
       
          (1995-01-31)