Deleting read-only directory on linux?

Asked Oct 09 '20 at 16:10

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I created an empty read-only directory:

mkdir -m 400 ~/Desktop/hello

As per the octal permission, it indicates the directory has read only permission. But contrast to that when I am using the following command the directory was deleted:

rmdir ~/Desktop/hello

How is this possible to delete the directory when it is read only?

edited Oct 09 '20 at 16:16

ilkkachu

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asked Oct 09 '20 at 16:10

Phaneendra

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Does this answer your question? Why can rm remove read-only files? – Vojtech Trefny Oct 09 '20 at 16:14
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See also: Execute vs Read bit. How do directory permissions in Linux work? – ilkkachu Oct 09 '20 at 16:18

Deleting read-only directory on linux?

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