How to check permissions of a specific directory?

Question

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?

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Answer 1

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

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