CHOWN User Commands
NAME
chown - Change Ownership
SYNOPSIS
chown [OPTIONS] USERNAME FILESPEC
chown [OPTIONS] USERNAME:GROUP FILESPEC
DESCRIPTION
This command alters the Ownership of FILESPEC. Wildcards may be used to
alter a set of files or directories. This sets the new owner to USERNAME.
If GROUP is supplied the command will change both the Ownership and the
Group assignment.
-S
When wildcards are used this applies the change recursively through
sub-directories.
-D
Alter Ownership of a directory. This option is required when changing
the ownership on one or more directories. This is necessary to signal
the intent in wildcard and recursive actions.
-V
Provides additional detail when changes occur.
SEE ALSO
HELP Topics:
USERS,
GROUPS,
CHGRP,
FILES
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