Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

chgrp

Synopsis

chgrp [options] newgroup files
                  

Changes the ownership of one or more files to newgroup. newgroup is either a group ID number or a group name known to directory services. You must own the file or be a privileged user to succeed with this command.

Options

-f

Force error messages to be suppressed.

-H

If any of the pathnames given in the command line are symbolic links, follow only those links during recursive operation. Works only with the -R option.

-L

Follow all symbolic links during recursive operation. Works only with the -R option.

-P

Follow no symbolic links during recursive operation. Works only with the -R option (the default).

-R

Recursively descend through the directory, including subdirectories and symbolic links, setting the specified group ID as it proceeds.