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Linux Permissions Decoder

What permission does rwxr-xr-- give to the group?

Linux file permissions are displayed as a 10-character string: type + owner + group + others.
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-rwxr-xr-- 1 user admin 4096 Jan 1 00:00 config.txt
Break down the permissions string "rwxr-xr--". The first character is the type (-). Then 3 sets of 3: owner (rwx), group (r-x), others (r--). What permissions does the GROUP have? Enter as a 3-character string (e.g. rwx, r-x, r--, etc.)

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