In linux, ls -l
lists files permissions, like this:
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 924 2011-07-01 20:23 test.txt
In Windows, commands tree
and dir
don't have the options to list permissions. How is it possible to list files and their permissions using command line only?
Answer
Use icacls:
> icacls Music
Music SNOW\grawity:(I)(F)
CREATOR OWNER:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
SNOW\grawity:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(F)
The older cacls tool is the only choice on Windows XP [although you can copy icacls.exe
from Server 2003]. cacls does not know about some ACL modes, but displays most of them fine.
> cacls Music
F:\Users\Mantas\Music SNOW\grawity:F
CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F
SNOW\grawity:(OI)(CI)(IO)F
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)F
In both outputs, (OI)
means "object inherit" (files will inherit this ACE), (CI)
is "container inherit" (containers – i.e. folders – will inherit this ACE), (IO)
is "inherit only".
Microsoft also used to provide an xcacls tool separately, but its functionality is now part of icacls.
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