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- .th CHOWN VIII 2/8/75
- .sh NAME
- chown \*- change owner
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- .bd chown
- owner file ...
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- The user-ID of the files is changed to
- .it owner.
- The owner may be either a decimal UID or
- a login name found in the password file.
- .s3
- Only the super-user is allowed to change the owner of a file,
- in order to simplify as yet unimplemented accounting procedures.
- .sh FILES
- /etc/passwd
- .sh "SEE ALSO"
- chgrp (VIII)
- .sh BUGS
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