tldr/pages/common/chgrp.md
Marco Bonelli 2599a6de48 Refactor: change "folder" to "directory" where needed.
This commit fixes every instance in which the word "folder" is
incorrectly used instead of "directory".
2019-02-13 20:51:04 +05:30

510 B

chgrp

Change group ownership of files and directories.

  • Change the owner group of a file/directory:

chgrp {{group}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

  • Recursively change the owner group of a directory and its contents:

chgrp -R {{group}} {{path/to/directory}}

  • Change the owner group of a symbolic link:

chgrp -h {{group}} {{path/to/symlink}}

  • Change the owner group of a file/directory to match a reference file:

chgrp --reference={{path/to/reference_file}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}