Applying CHMOD and zipping a file in bash

Question

Is it better to gzip a file before or after applying chmod to it.

If I apply the chmod, then gzip it, and then unzip it, will it maintain the chmod?

you should test this yourself. Use small files. Good luck. – shellter Mar 28 '15 at 03:16 — shellter, Mar 28 '15 at 03:16

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '15 at 03:32

From man gzip:

gzip preserves the mode, ownership and timestamps of files when compressing or decompressing.

In other words, when compressing, the compressed file will have the same ownership and permissions as the original file. When uncompressing, the uncompressed file will have the same ownership and permissions as the .gz file.

So, no, it doesn't matter in which order you gzip or chmod.

Applying CHMOD and zipping a file in bash

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