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+.TH CHOWN 8 "17 March 1982"
+.UC 4.1a Provisional
+.SH NAME
+chown \- change owner
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B /etc/chown
+\-f owner 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
+Only the super-user can change owner,
+in order to simplify as yet unimplemented accounting procedures.
+No errors are reported when the
+.B \-f
+(force) option is given.
+.SH FILES
+/etc/passwd
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+chgrp(1),
+chown(2),
+passwd(5), group(5)