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The options are as follows:
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If the
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If the
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If the
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Change the user ID and/or 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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Do not report any failure to change file owner or group, nor modify the exit status to reflect such failures. | |
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If the file is a symbolic link, change the user ID and/or the group ID of the link itself. | |
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Cause
chown
to be verbose, showing files as the owner is modified.
If the
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File system mount points are not traversed. | |
The
The owner and group operands are both optional, however, one must be specified. If the group operand is specified, it must be preceded by a colon (``:'') character.
The owner may be either a numeric user ID or a user name. If a user name is also a numeric user ID, the operand is used as a user name. The group may be either a numeric group ID or a group name. If a group name is also a numeric group ID, the operand is used as a group name.
The ownership of a file may only be altered by a super-user for obvious security reasons.
If chown receives a SIGINFO signal (see the status argument for stty(1)), then the current filename as well as the old and new file owner and group are displayed.
On previous versions of this system, symbolic links did not have owners.
The
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