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?

I could obviously use

Answer 1

In addition to the above posts, i'd like to point out that "man ls" will give you a nice manual about the "ls" ( List " command.

Also, using ls -la myFile will list & show all the facts about that file.