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chgrp - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
chgrp - change group ownership
SYNOPSIS
chgrp [OPTION]... GROUP FILE...
chgrp [OPTION]... --reference=RFILE FILE...
DESCRIPTION
Change the group of each FILE to GROUP.
With --reference, change the group of each FILE to that of RFILE.
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-c, --changes
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like verbose but report only when a change is made
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--dereference
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affect the referent of each symbolic link, rather
than the symbolic link itself (this is the default)
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-h, --no-dereference
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affect each symbolic link instead of any referenced
file (useful only on systems that can change the
ownership of a symlink)
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--no-preserve-root do not treat / specially (the default)
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--preserve-root
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fail to operate recursively on /
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-f, --silent, --quiet
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suppress most error messages
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--reference=RFILE
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use RFILEs group rather than the specifying
GROUP value
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-R, --recursive
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operate on files and directories recursively
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-v, --verbose
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output a diagnostic for every file processed
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The following options modify how a hierarchy is traversed when the -R
option is also specified. If more than one is specified, only the final
one takes effect.
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-H
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if a command line argument is a symbolic link
to a directory, traverse it
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-L
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traverse every symbolic link to a directory
encountered
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-P
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do not traverse any symbolic links (default)
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--help
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display this help and exit
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--version
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output version information and exit
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EXAMPLES
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chgrp staff /u
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Change the group of /u to "staff".
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chgrp -hR staff /u
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Change the group of /u and subfiles to "staff".
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AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
chgrp is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info and
chgrp programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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info chgrp |
should give you access to the complete manual.
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