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

ls -lstr

This shows the normal ls view with permissions and user:group as well

Answer 2

On OS X you can use:

ls -lead

The e option shows ACLs. And ACLs are very important to knowing what the exact permissions on your system are.

Answer 3

This displays files with its permisions

stat -c '%a - %n' directory/*

Answer 4

To check the permission configuration of a file, use the command:

ls –l [file_name]

To check the permission configuration of a directory, use the command:

ls –l [Directory-name]