How to check permissions of a specific directory?

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I know that using ls -l "directory/directory/filename" tells me the permissions of a file. How do I do the same on a directory?

I could obviously use ls -l on the directory higher in the hierarchy and then just scroll till I find it but it's such a pain. If I use ls -l on the actual directory, it gives the permissions/information of the files inside of it, and not of the actual directory.

I tried this in the terminal of both Mac OS X 10.5 and Linux (Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon), and it's the same result. Is there some sort of flag I should be using?

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10 Answers

Here is the short answer:

$ ls -ld directory

Here's what it does:

-d, --directory
    list directory entries instead of contents, and do not dereference symbolic links

You might be interested in manpages. That's where all people in here get their nice answers from.

refer to online man pages

litb_345090

You can also use the stat command if you want detailed information on a file/directory. (I precise this as you say you are learning ^^)

Piotr_Lesnicki_387960

This displays files with its permisions

stat -c '%a - %n' directory/*
user_50321850

In addition to the above posts, i'd like to point out that "man ls" will give you a nice manual about the "ls" ( List " command.

Also, using ls -la myFile will list & show all the facts about that file.

Filip_Ekberg_391060

To check the permission configuration of a file, use the command:

ls –l [file_name]

To check the permission configuration of a directory, use the command:

ls –l [Directory-name]
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