setfacl - set file access control lists

syntax
$ setfacl option file

To modify ACLs of file to give read and write permission to user1
$ setfacl -m u:user1 rw file

To remove all extended ACL entries
$ setfacl -b file.txt

To remove entries from the ACL of file, To remove group 'ilugc' from a file's ACL
$ setfacl -x g:ilugc file.txt

To remove the default ACL
$ setfacl -k file

To apply operations to all files and directories recursively 
$ setfacl -m g:ilugc:rw -R directory

To restore a permission backup
$ setfacl --restore=file

To copy the ACL of one file to another
$ getfacl example.txt | setfacl --set-file=- f sample.txt



regards,
T.Dhanasekar