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1CHGRP(1)                    386BSD Reference Manual                   CHGRP(1)
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4     cchhggrrpp - change group
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7     cchhggrrpp [--RRff] _g_r_o_u_p _f_i_l_e_s ...
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10     The chgrp utility sets the group ID of the file named by each _f_i_l_e
11     operand to the _g_r_o_u_p ID specified by the group operand.
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15     --RR      Recursively change file group IDs.  For each _f_i_l_e operand that
16             names a directory, chgrp changes the group of the directory and
17             all files in the file hierarchy below it.  When symbolic links
18             are encountered, their group is changed, but they are not
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21     --ff      The force option ignores errors, except for usage errors and
22             doesn't query about strange modes (unless user does not have
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25     Operands:
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27     _g_r_o_u_p  The _g_r_o_u_p can be either a group name from the group database, or a
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30     _f_i_l_e   A pathname of a file whose group ID is to be modified.
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32     The user invoking must belong to the specified group and be the owner of
33     the file, or be the super-user.
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35     The cchhggrrpp utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
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38     /etc/group  Group ID file
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41     chown(2),  chown(8),  group(5),  passwd(5)
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44     The cchhggrrpp function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.  This
45     manual page is derived from the POSIX 1003.2 manual page.
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