Appendix 1: Common UNIX Commands

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chgrp

This command is used to change the group ownership of a file or files. The

form of the command is: chgrp   . The 

will be assigned to the  that are specified. As usual wild cards are

permitted, allowing multiple files to be specified. Several useful options are:

 c

describe only the files who's ownerships have actually

changed.

 f

don't print error messages on unchanged files.

 R

recursively traverse the sub directories changing group

permission on the appropriate files.

Example:

chgrp  R dwarf /home/dwarf

Will change all of the files in all of the directories below /home/dwarf to belong

to the group dwarf.

See also: chmod, chown