Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
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@(#)chown.8 5.1 (Berkeley) 04/27/85
All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
@(#)chown.8 5.1 (Berkeley) 04/27/85
CHOWN 8 "18 July 1983"
C 4 NAME
chown - change owner
SYNOPSIS
/etc/chown [
-f ]
owner file ...
DESCRIPTION
Chown changes the owner of the
files to
owner . The owner may be either a decimal UID or
a login name found in the password file.
Only the super-user can change owner, in order to simplify accounting procedures. No errors are reported when the -f (force) option is given.
FILES
/etc/passwd
"SEE ALSO"
chgrp(1),
chown(2),
passwd(5), group(5)