what does this mean in detail? -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 920788 Mar 28 2013 bash

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can anybody help me with what this means: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 920788 Mar 28 2013 bash and explain it in detail.

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 13 '15 at 13:37

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It says that the file bash has :

a size of 920788 bytes
is owned by user 'root' from group 'root' (1st root is user, and 2nd is group)
the user root can read/write/execute file (rwx on the left)
users from group root can read/execute file (r-x in the middle)
all other users can read/execute file (r-x on the right) the - means it is a normal file and the 1 links it to files.

edited Mar 13 '15 at 13:37

Antony Pearson

answered Nov 05 '14 at 10:13

Snorky35

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It is also worth noting that the "-" before the first r in "-rwxr-xr-x" describes what type the entry is. For example "-" is a normal file, d is for a directory and l is for symbolic links. – Michael Lindman Nov 05 '14 at 10:27
Yes, i forgot it ;) – Snorky35 Nov 05 '14 at 17:09

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