chgrp(1)                                                    chgrp(1)


       NAME
             chgrp - change the group ownership of a file

       SYNOPSIS
             chgrp [-R] [-h] group file . . .

       DESCRIPTION
             chgrp changes the group ID of the files given as arguments to
             group.  The group may be either a decimal group ID or a group
             name found in the group ID file, /etc/group.

             You must be the owner of the file, or have appropriate
             privilege to use this command.

             The operating system has a configuration option
             {_POSIX_CHOWN_RESTRICTED}, to restrict ownership changes.
             When this option is in effect, the owner of the file may
             change the group of the file only to a group to which the
             owner belongs.  Only a privileged user can arbitrarily change
             owner IDs whether this option is in effect or not.

             chgrp has two options:

             -R    Recursive.  chgrp descends through the directory, and
                   any subdirectories, setting the specified group ID as it
                   proceeds.  When symbolic links are encountered, they are
                   traversed.

             -h    If the file is a symbolic link, change the group of the
                   symbolic link.  Without this option, the group of the
                   file referenced by the symbolic link is changed.

             The LC_CTYPE environment variable determines the codesets used
             in the arguments [see LANG on environ(5)].

       FILES
             /etc/group
             /usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/uxcore.abi
                   language-specific message file [see LANG on environ(5)].

       REFERENCES
             chmod(1), chown(1), chown(2), group(4), id(1M), passwd(4)






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