Change Linux file/folder permission

Linux permission structure

user-group-other
rwx-rwx-rwx

r- read
w- write
x- execute

To see the existing permissions, type

> ls -l
or
> ls -l file or folder name

to change user permission

> chown -R +rw file/folder name

to change group and other permissions

> chmod -R go+rw file/folder name

You can use (option a for user/group/)

> chmod -R a+rw file/folder name