Name
chown
Synopsis
chown [options]newowner[:newgroup]files
Changes the
ownership of one or more
files to
newowner.
newowner is either a UID number or a login
name known to directory services. The optional
newgroup is either a GID number or a group
name known to directory services. When
newgroup is supplied, the behavior is to
change the ownership of one or more files
to newowner and make it belong to
newgroup.
Options
-
-f Force error messages to be suppressed.
-
-h Change the ownership of the link, rather than the referent.
-
-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
-Roption.-
-L Follow all symbolic links during recursive operation. Works only with the
-Roption.-
-P Follow no symbolic links during recursive operation. Works only with the
-Roption (the default).-
-R Recursively descend through the directory, including subdirectories, resetting the ownership ID.
-
-v Verbose output, showing files as they are changed. If
-vappears more than once, the old and new permissions will be shown as well.
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