Create a folder only readable by me

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I'm using a remote server via ssh. The problem is that all users can read and copy my user folder /export/home/yemino and its sub folders, and also I can read and copy their files (this last is not a problem).

I'm just an user (i.e. I haven't root privileges). And I want to have a work folder, for example /export/home/yemino/work only readable by my (and admin, of course) with my "secret" C codes.

What ways you know to do this?

google for `chmod`and if you still have trouble solving your problem with this command ask on superuser or a different site because SO is about programming — Marged, Oct 08 '15 at 19:42
Possible duplicate of [How do I change file permissions in Ubuntu](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23251963/how-do-i-change-file-permissions-in-ubuntu) — Marged, Oct 08 '15 at 19:49

Theo · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-08T19:47:39.440

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You can create a directory with the mkdir command and afterwards you can use chmod to change the rights of other users to that folder.

You can do something like this:

mkdir testing 
chmod -R 700 testing

edited Oct 08 '15 at 19:47

answered Oct 08 '15 at 19:44

Theo

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Create a folder only readable by me

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