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| Chapter 2 UNIX Commands |

## chown

    chown [options] newowner files

Change the ownership of one or more `files` to `newowner`. (Note: The BSD version lets you change the group as well.) `newowner` is either a user ID number or a login name located in /etc/passwd.

### Options

-h

  Change the owner on symbolic links. Normally, chown acts on the file `referenced` by a symbolic link, not on the link itself.

-R

  Recursively descend through the directory, including subdirectories and symbolic links, resetting the ownership ID.

Reference: chmod |  | Reference: clear