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The following options are available:
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If the
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If the
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If the
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Change the group ID of the file hierarchies rooted in the files, instead of just the files themselves. Beware of unintentionally matching the " .." hard link to the parent directory when using wildcards like ".*". | |
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The force option ignores errors, except for usage errors and does not query about strange modes (unless the user does not have proper permissions). | |
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If the file is a symbolic link, the group ID of the link itself is changed rather than the file that is pointed to. | |
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Cause
chgrp
to be verbose, showing files as the group is modified.
If the
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File system mount points are not traversed. | |
The
The group operand can be either a group name from the group database, or a numeric group ID. If a group name is also a numeric group ID, the operand is used as a group name.
The user invoking chgrp must belong to the specified group and be the owner of the file, or be the super-user.
If chgrp receives a SIGINFO signal (see the status argument for stty(1)), then the current filename as well as the old and new group names are displayed.
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The
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