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Sets permission bits using a chmod-style octal string (for example "644" or "0755"). 
from gravixlayer import GravixLayer

client = GravixLayer()
runtime = client.runtime.create(template="python-3.14-base-small")

# Create the file first so we have something to chmod
runtime.file.write("/workspace/file.txt", "hello\n")

runtime.file.set_permissions("/workspace/file.txt", "644")

runtime.kill()

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Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
pathstringYesFile or directory path
modestringYesOctal mode string, e.g. "644", "0755"

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Response (SetPermissionsResponse)

FieldTypeDescription
messagestringConfirmation message
successbooleanWhether the operation succeeded