Greg Pittman

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Thanks. I was hoping some more knowledgeable people would help to understand the syntax.

What the cheat sheet lacks is the for me the most straightforward way of using chmod:

chmod 754 somefile.py

7 = r (4) + w (2) + x (1)
5 = r (4) + x (1)
4 = r (4)

I never use umask since it seems backwards or inside out to me.