CHOWN(8) — System Manager’s Manual — Maintenance Commands
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 as yet unimplemented accounting procedures.
OPTIONS
−f Force the change of ownership. Do not report errors.
FILES
/etc/passwd
SEE ALSO
chgrp(1), chown(2), passwd(5), group(5)
Sun System Release 0.3 — 27 March 1982