
The use of an equal sign ( =) wipes all previous permissions for that category. The u flag sets the permissions for the file owner, g refers to the user group, while o refers to all other users. To remove all existing permissions, set read and write access for the user while allowing read access for all other users, type: chmod u=rw,g=r,o=r file.txt To set file permissions, you’ll use the chmodcommand at the terminal. RELATED: How macOS Catalina's New Security Features Work Setting File Permissions

This is related in part to new security features introduced in macOS Catalina, although file access control lists (ACLs) have been a Mac feature since macOS X 10.4 Tiger back in 2005. If the final character is an at sign ( then it signifies that the file or folder has extended file attributes relating to security, giving certain apps (like Finder) persistent file access. rwx means the file can be read, written, and executed.r-x means the file can be read and executed, but not written to.

Total Spaces The commercial app TotalSpaces by binaryage allows you to name Spaces.

rw- would mean the file can be read and written to, but the file isn’t executable. Spaces Renamer is a combination of an application and SIMBL plugin to allow you to rename your spaces.r- would mean the file can be read, but not written to, and the file isn’t executable.- would mean no read or write access, and the file isn’t executable.
