What this snippet does
World-writable web roots let any local process rewrite your site; fix ownership instead.
Expected output
777 /var/www
Why practise typing this
Typing permissions & ownership code builds muscle memory for the symbols and indentation Linux uses most, which prose-based typing tests never cover. DevType measures your words per minute and accuracy on this snippet and tracks the individual characters you mistype, so later lessons can target them.
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