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title: server-root/permissions.properties
description: Optional server profile file that specifies octal permissions for files copied to the server root.
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# server-root/permissions.properties

The `permissions.properties` file, located in the `server-root` directory, is an optional file that specifies the permissions to apply to files that are copied to the server root. These permissions are represented in octal notation. By default, server root files maintain their permissions when copied.

The following example shows the contents of a typical `permissions.properties` file:

```
default=700
file-with-special-permissions.txt=600
new-subdirectory/file-with-special-permissions.txt=644
bin/example-script.sh=760
```