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Permissions and Ownership

chgrp

Changes group ownership.

chgrp changes the group associated with files. It is useful for shared directories and service access.

Syntax
chgrp [options] group file...

Arguments explained

  • group is the target group name or ID.
  • file is one or more paths.
  • -R applies recursively.

Common examples

Set a shared group
sudo chgrp -R developers /srv/project

Allows group-based permission management for a project tree.

Change one file group
chgrp audio notes.txt

Changes the group owner of a file.

chgrp Command
FieldDetails
Commandchgrp
CategoryPermissions and Ownership
Primary useChanges group ownership.
Syntaxchgrp [options] group file...

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