find –perm option is used to find files based on permissions Here "." or period denotes the current directory $ find . -perm 777 ./IBSO_utilities/venv/Scripts/easy_install-3.7.exe.manifest ./IBSO_utilities/venv/Scripts/easy_install.exe.manifest ./IBSO_utilities/venv/Scripts/pip.exe.manifest ./IBSO_utilities/venv/Scripts/pip3.7.exe.manifest ./IBSO_utilities/venv/Scripts/pip3.exe.manifest Don't be surprised if this question pops up as one of the top Linux administration interview questions in your next interview.