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.TH CHOWN 2 
.SH NAME
chown \- change owner and group of a file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B chown(name, owner, group)
.br
.B char *name;
.SH DESCRIPTION
The file
whose name is given by the null-terminated string pointed
to by
.I name
has its
.I owner
and 
.I group
changed as specified.
Only the super-user may
execute this call,
because if users were able to give files away,
they could defeat the (nonexistent)
file-space accounting procedures.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
chown(1), passwd(5)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Zero is returned if the owner is changed;
\-1 is returned
on illegal owner changes.
.SH "ASSEMBLER (PDP-11)"
(chown = 16.)
.br
.B sys chown; name; owner; group
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e6817382 BJ	1	.TH CHOWN 2
	2	.SH NAME
	3	chown \- change owner and group of a file
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B chown(name, owner, group)
	6	.br
	7	.B char *name;
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	The file
	10	whose name is given by the null-terminated string pointed
	11	to by
	12	.I name
	13	has its
	14	.I owner
	15	and
	16	.I group
	17	changed as specified.
	18	Only the super-user may
	19	execute this call,
	20	because if users were able to give files away,
	21	they could defeat the (nonexistent)
	22	file-space accounting procedures.
	23	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	24	chown(1), passwd(5)
	25	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
	26	Zero is returned if the owner is changed;
	27	\-1 is returned
	28	on illegal owner changes.
	29	.SH "ASSEMBLER (PDP-11)"
	30	(chown = 16.)
	31	.br
	32	.B sys chown; name; owner; group