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chgrp is the command to change the group owner of a file or a directory.

Contents 1 Syntax 2 Options 3 Examples 4 Similar pages

Syntax

chgrp [group name] [file/directory name]

Where [group name]] is the group you want to change the ownership to, followed by [file/directory name].

Options

-R

Recursively change group owner of files/directory

Examples

chgrp family /usr/pictures
chgrp root /root

Similar pages

• chown - Changes user/group ownership of a file
• chmod - Changes the user/group permissions of a file/directory
• ls - Lists files