How to Get Folder Permission Access in CMD

You can use the following syntax in Command Prompt (CMD) to get folder permission access:

icacls folder_path

This example will display the permission access for the specified folder.

Note: The icacls command shows the access control list (ACL) for the specified file or folder.

The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.

Example: Getting Folder Permission Access in CMD

Suppose that we want to get the permission access for the following directory:

C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script

We can type the following command to get the folder permission access:

icacls C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script

The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:

!Get folder permission access in cmd

We can see that the permission access for C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script is displayed.

Conclusion

We can use the icacls command followed by the path to get the permission access for any folder on the system.

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