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---
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syntax: markdown
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tags: [tldr, common]
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source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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---
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# chown
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> Change user and group ownership of files and directories.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/chown-invocation.html>.
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- Change the owner user of a file/directory:
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`sudo chown {{user}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
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- Change the owner user and group of a file/directory:
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`sudo chown {{user}}:{{group}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
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- Change the owner user and group to both have the name `user`:
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`sudo chown {{user}}: {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
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- Recursively change the owner of a directory and its contents:
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`sudo chown {{[-R|--recursive]}} {{user}} {{path/to/directory}}`
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- Change the owner of a symbolic link:
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`sudo chown {{[-h|--no-dereference]}} {{user}} {{path/to/symlink}}`
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- Change the owner of a file/directory to match a reference file:
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`sudo chown --reference {{path/to/reference_file}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
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