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bashfilesystemsfilenamesrootreadonly

is r-x file considered read only or not?

A file is considered "read-only" if reading the file is allowed but writing to the file is not permitted.

What if the file has the following permissions (r and x)

root r-x file_name.xls

Is this file considered read only or not? Given that it has permissions to be executed

Solution

  • Is this file considered read only or not? Given that it has permissions to be executed

    Yes, it is to be considered read only. Executing a file doesn't require write permission, only read permission, so there's no conflict in that combination of settings.