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chmod is a shell command for changing access permissions and special mode flags of files (including special files such as directories). The name is short for change mode where mode refers to the permissions and flags collectively.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chmod | Developers | Various open-source and commercial developers | 1.00 | infobox |
| Chmod | License | coreutils: GPLv3 Plan 9: MIT License | 1.00 | infobox |
| Chmod | Operating system | Unix, Unix-like, Plan 9, Inferno, IBM i | 1.00 | infobox |
| Chmod | Original author | AT&T Bell Laboratories | 1.00 | infobox |
| Chmod | Platform | Cross-platform | 1.00 | infobox |
| Chmod | Release | 3 November 1971; 54 years ago (1971-11-03) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Chmod | Type | Command | 1.00 | infobox |
| Chmod | Written in | Plan 9: C | 1.00 | infobox |
| Chmod | is a | shell command for changing access permissions and special mode flags of files | 0.90 | text |
| directories | instance of | including special files | 0.80 | text |
| Windows | instance of | T Unix version 1 and was exclusive to Unix and Unix-like operating systems until it was ported to other operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| Chmod | related to External links | FreeBSD General Commands Manualchmod | 0.60 | section |
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