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NAME
chgrp
- change group
SYNOPSIS
chgrp
[-Rf
]
group
files ...
DESCRIPTION
The chgrp utility sets the group ID of the file named by each
file
operand to the
group
ID specified by the group operand.
Options:
- -R
-
Recursively change file group IDs.
For each
file
operand that names a directory, chgrp changes the
group of the directory and all files in the file
hierarchy below it.
When symbolic links are encountered, their group is changed,
but they are not traversed.
- -f
-
The force option ignores errors, except for usage errors and doesn't
query about strange modes (unless user does not have proper permissions).
Operands:
- group
-
The
group
can be either a group name from the group database, or a numeric
group ID.
- file
-
A pathname of a file whose group ID is to be modified.
The user invoking
must belong
to the specified group and be the owner of the file, or be the super-user.
The
chgrp
utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
FILES
- /etc/group
-
Group ID file
SEE ALSO
chown(2),
chown(8),
group(5),
passwd(5)
STANDARDS
The
chgrp
function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.
This manual page is derived from the POSIX 1003.2 manual page.
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- FILES
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- SEE ALSO
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- STANDARDS
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