Chmod calculator

Turn a permission grid into octal and symbolic chmod, and back.

Runs in browser

Use from your agent

Streamable HTTP at https://benchline.fabwaseem.com/mcp. No key. The tool name is explain_chmod.

mcp.jsonjson
1{
2 "mcpServers": {
3 "benchline": {
4 "url": "https://benchline.fabwaseem.com/mcp"
5 }
6 }
7}
tools/calljson
1{
2 "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3 "id": 1,
4 "method": "tools/call",
5 "params": {
6 "name": "explain_chmod",
7 "arguments": {
8 "mode": "example",
9 "path": "file"
10 }
11 }
12}

How it works

Free chmod calculator. Check read, write, and execute for owner, group, and others, including setuid, setgid, and the sticky bit. See the octal mode, the symbolic mode, and the chmod command.

  1. 01

    Check the boxes or type a mode

    Each row is owner, group, or others. You can also paste 755 or rwxr-xr-x.

  2. 02

    Read the octal and symbolic forms

    They stay in sync. Special bits add a leading octal digit and replace x with s or t.

  3. 03

    Copy the command

    The chmod line uses the path you type, or file when the path is empty.

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