chown

Linux · Users and permissions · available in the simulator

What it does

Change file owner and group.

Syntax

chown [opciones] usuario[:grupo] archivo...

Options and parameters

-R
Operate recursively on files and directories.
chown -R ana:ana /home/ana
USER:GRUPO
Change owner and group.
-v
Output a diagnostic for every file processed.
--reference
Use the owner and group of reference file.

Usage examples

sudo chown ana archivo.txt
sudo chown ana:devs archivo.txt
sudo chown -R ana carpeta/
chown user archivo
chown -R user:grupo proyecto/
chown -R ana:ana /home/ana

Notes and common mistakes

Requires administrative privileges.

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