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CHOWN(8)                    System Manager's Manual                   CHOWN(8)

NAME
       chown, chgrp - change owner or group

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/chown owner file ...

       /etc/chown owner,group file ...

       /etc/chgrp group file ...

DESCRIPTION
       Chown  changes  the  owner of the files to owner and optionally changes
       the group-ID of the files to group.

       Chgrp changes the group-ID of the files to group.

       The owner may be either  a  decimal  UID  or  a  login  name  found  in
       /etc/passwd.   The  group  may  be either a decimal GID or a group name
       found in /etc/group.

       Only the super-user can change owner or group.

FILES
       /etc/passwd
       /etc/group

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

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