chgrp

CautionChange group ownership

chgrp -R <group> <path>

Changes the owning group; -R recurses. Common when setting up shared directories.

Examples

chgrp -R developers /srv/shareSet group on a share

Syntax

chgrp [-R] <group> <path>

Before you run it

Watch the scope of -R.

Related commands

chownChange owner
chmodChange permissions
groupaddCreate a group

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