permissions

Octal digit	Text equivalent	Binary value	Meaning
0	---	000	All types of access are denied
1	--x	001	Execute access is allowed only
2	-w-	010	Write access is allowed only
3	-wx	011	Write and execute access are allowed
4	r--	100	Read access is allowed only
5	r-x	101	Read and execute access are allowed
6	rw-	110	Read and write access are allowed
7	rwx	111	Everything is allowed

644	owner: read and write permissions, group: only read permissions, others: only read permissions.
755	owner: read, write and execute permissions, group: read and execute permissions, others: read and execute permissions.