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You probably don't actually want to make files in your home dir world readable,writable, and executable [the chmod 777]

• dhimes 16y ago
  Good point. It's just a lazy habit on my laptop I guess.
  • Saavedro 16y ago
    Use +w +x +r (Writable/Exec/Readable by user) and -w -x -r instead of octal. It's shorter and more secure! (You can also prefix with u a or g, e.g. chmod a+x, for user, all, and group, respectively.)
    • dhimes 16y ago
      Why is it more secure? Because it is less error prone?
    • Gonsalu 16y ago
      Don't forget 'o', for others! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod