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.TH CHOWN 1 
.SH NAME
chown, chgrp \- change owner or group
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B chown
owner file ...
.PP
.B chgrp
group file ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Chown
changes the owner of the
.I files
to
.IR owner .
The owner may be either a decimal UID or
a login name found in the password file.
.PP
.I Chgrp
changes the group-ID of the
.I files
to
.IR group .
The group may be either a decimal GID or
a group name found in the group-ID file.
.PP
Only the super-user can change owner or group,
in order to simplify as yet unimplemented accounting procedures.
.SH FILES
/etc/passwd
.br
/etc/group
.SH "SEE ALSO"
chown(2),
passwd(5), group(5)
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c1db0f95 KT	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)