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c1030a02 TL |
1 | .TH CHOWN 1 |
2 | .SH NAME | |
3 | chown, chgrp \- change owner or group | |
4 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
5 | .B chown | |
6 | owner file ... | |
7 | .PP | |
8 | .B chgrp | |
9 | group file ... | |
10 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
11 | .I Chown | |
12 | changes the owner of the | |
13 | .I files | |
14 | to | |
15 | .IR owner . | |
16 | The owner may be either a decimal UID or | |
17 | a login name found in the password file. | |
18 | .PP | |
19 | .I Chgrp | |
20 | changes the group-ID of the | |
21 | .I files | |
22 | to | |
23 | .IR group . | |
24 | The group may be either a decimal GID or | |
25 | a group name found in the group-ID file. | |
26 | .PP | |
27 | Only the super-user can change owner or group, | |
28 | in order to simplify as yet unimplemented accounting procedures. | |
29 | .SH FILES | |
30 | /etc/passwd | |
31 | .br | |
32 | /etc/group | |
33 | .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
34 | chown(2), | |
35 | passwd(5), group(5) |