CHMOD(1)			 HP-UX 5.0		      CHMOD(1)

     NAME
	  chmod - change mode

     SYNOPSIS
	  chmod mode file ...

     HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
	  Level:    HP-UX/NUCLEUS

	  Origin:   System V

	  Native Language Support:
		    8-bit filenames.

     DESCRIPTION
	  The permissions of the named files are changed according  to
	  mode,	 which	may be absolute or symbolic.  An absolute mode
	  is an octal number constructed from the OR of the  following
	  modes:

	       4000	 set user ID on execution
	       2000	 set group ID on execution
	       1000	 sticky bit, see chmod(2)
	       0400	 read by owner
	       0200	 write by owner
	       0100	 execute (search in directory) by owner
	       0070	 read, write, execute (search) by group
	       0007	 read, write, execute (search) by others

	  A symbolic mode has the form:

	       [ who ] op permission [ op permission ]

	  The who part is a combination of the letters u  (for	user's
	  permissions),	 g (group) and o (other).  The letter a stands
	  for ugo, the default if who is omitted.

	  Op can be + to add permission to the file's mode, - to  take
	  away	permission,  or = to assign permission absolutely (all
	  other bits will be reset).

	  Permission is any combination of the	letters	 r  (read),  w
	  (write),  x (execute), s (set owner or group ID) and t (save
	  text - sticky); u, g or o indicate that permission is to  be
	  taken	 from  the  current mode.  Omitting permission is only
	  useful with = to take away all permissions.

	  Multiple symbolic modes separated by commas  may  be	given.
	  Operations are performed in the order specified.  The letter
	  s is only useful with u or g and t only works with u.

	  Only the owner of a file (or the super-user) may change  its
	  mode.	 Only the super-user may set the sticky bit.  In order
	  to set the group ID, the group of the file  must  correspond
	  to your current group ID.

     EXAMPLES
	  The first example denies write permission to others, and the
	  second makes a file executable (using symbolic mode):

	       chmod o-w file

	       chmod +x file

	  The first example below assigns read and execute  permission
	  to  everybody,  and  sets  the  set-user-id bit.  The second
	  assigns read and write permission to	the  file  owner,  and
	  read permission to everybody else (using absolute mode):

	       chmod 4555 file

	       chmod 644 file

     SEE ALSO
	  ls(1), chmod(2).