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diff --git a/usr/man/man8/chown.8 b/usr/man/man8/chown.8
index 4b7a493..a31fda4 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/man/man8/chown.8
+++ b/usr/man/man8/chown.8
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-.TH CHOWN 8 
+.TH CHOWN 8 "18 July 1983"

 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME

-chown, chgrp \- change owner or group
+chown \- change owner

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B /etc/chown
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B /etc/chown

+[
+.B \-f
+]

 owner file ...
 owner file ...

-.PP
-.B /etc/chgrp
-group file ...

 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I Chown
 changes the owner of the
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I Chown
 changes the owner of the


@@ -17,20 +17,14 @@ to
 The owner may be either a decimal UID or
 a login name found in the password file.
 .PP
 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.
+Only the super-user can change owner,
+in order to simplify accounting procedures.
+No errors are reported when the
+.B \-f
+(force) option is given.

 .SH FILES
 /etc/passwd
 .SH FILES
 /etc/passwd

-.br
-/etc/group

 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .SH "SEE ALSO"

+chgrp(1),

 chown(2),
 passwd(5), group(5)
 chown(2),
 passwd(5), group(5)