NAME

chown − change owner

SYNOPSIS

chown owner file ... 

DESCRIPTION

The user-ID of the files is changed to owner.  The owner may be either a decimal UID or a login name found in the password file.  Only the super-user is allowed to change the owner of a file, in order to simplify as yet unimplemented accounting procedures.

FILES

/etc/passwd

SEE ALSO

chgrp (VIII)

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