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chown

NAME

chown -- change file owner and group

SYNOPSIS

chown [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] owner[:group] file …

chown [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] :group file …

DESCRIPTION

The chown utility changes the user ID and/or the group ID of the specified files. Symbolic links named by arguments are silently left unchanged unless -h is used.

OPTIONS

The options are as follows:

  • -R
    • Change the user ID and/or the group ID for the file hierarchies rooted in the files instead of just the files themselves.

EXAMPLES

  • To change the ownership recursively.
chown -R username:username /home/looker/.ssh/id_rsa.pub && chmod 644 /home/looker/.ssh/id_rsa.pub