A simple command line utility to make permissions more understandable for Mac/Linux.

chkprm allows you to check the current permissions on any file.

Use chkprm le> to see the three main permissions for a file (user, group, other).

You can install chkprm via the binary in the latest releases page.

Then, you can run ./chkprm to view usage. If that doesn't work, try doing chmod +x chkprm, then run ./chkprm.

To make chkprm globally available (without having to reference it directly), you can move the binary to somewhere in your PATH. By default, you should be able to drag and drop (or symlink) the binary into /usr/local/bin, and then restart any open terminals/shells.

Alternatively, you can build it from source using Rust, Cargo, and Git:

git clone https://github.com/solarcosmic/chkprm.git

cd chkprm
cargo build --releasee

The binary "chkprm" should then be located in the target/debug directory.