diff --git a/over/callback.py b/over/callback.py
index 43c0146..252dd8b 100644
--- a/over/callback.py
+++ b/over/callback.py
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ def strings(*args):
 	
 	return out
 
-def path(exists=False, writable=False, validators=[]):
+def path(exists=False, permissions=None, validators=None):
 	"""
 	Returns a path callback that takes a path (str) and verifies if it:
 	- exists iff `exists` is True
-	- is writable iff `writable` is True
+	- its permissions match those in `permissions` ("rwx" or any subset, e.g. "r--", "-w-", dashes are optional)
 	- goes through each (function, message) pair in `validators`, in order
 	
 	A validator is a function that takes a str argument and returns True or False.
@@ -78,8 +78,13 @@ def path(exists=False, writable=False, validators=[]):
 		if exists and not os.path.exists(path):
 			raise FileNotFoundError("%s does not exist" %(arg))
 		
-		if writable and not os.access(path, os.W_OK):
-			raise PermissionError("%s exists but is not writable" %(arg))
+		if permissions:
+			if "r" in permissions and not os.access(path, os.R_OK):
+				raise PermissionError("%s is not readable" %(arg))
+			if "w" in permissions and not os.access(path, os.W_OK):
+				raise PermissionError("%s is not writable" %(arg))
+			if "x" in permissions and not os.access(path, os.X_OK):
+				raise PermissionError("%s is not executable" %(arg))
 		
 		if validators:
 			for fn, msg_tpl in validators:
diff --git a/over/version.py b/over/version.py
index 26e8c61..14cbadc 100644
--- a/over/version.py
+++ b/over/version.py
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 major = 2 # VERSION_MAJOR_IDENTIFIER
 minor = 1 # VERSION_MINOR_IDENTIFIER
 # VERSION_LAST_MM 2.1
-patch = 2 # VERSION_PATCH_IDENTIFIER
-str = "2.1.2" # VERSION_STRING_IDENTIFIER
+patch = 3 # VERSION_PATCH_IDENTIFIER
+str = "2.1.3" # VERSION_STRING_IDENTIFIER