phmod is a simple translator for chmod written in Go (1.14). Given an octal (771) or symbolic (rwxr-x--x) representation of a chmod input, phmod will produce its opposite with the option of some explanation using the -l flag.
Run GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/PMcca/phmod to install the package to your $GOPATH/bin directory. Next run ln -s $GOPATH/bin/phmod /usr/local/bin/phmod to run it via your $PATH.
phmod [OPTION] <args>
Options:
--long, -l Prints the result in verbose, human-readable format.
--help, -h show help
--version, -v print the version
NOTE
To give an input such as --xrwxrwx (that is, the argument starting with -), precede the argument with --. e.g.
phmod -- --xrwxrwx
Output: 177
phmod 571
Output: r-xrwx--x
phmod -l r-xrwx--x
Output:
User Modes:
RWX
101 = 5
Group Modes:
RWX
111 = 7
Other Modes:
RWX
001 = 1