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 Do not report errors. 

FILES

/etc/passwd

SEE ALSO

chgrp(1), passwd(5), group(5)

Sun Release 3.0β  —  Last change: 27 March 1982