1CHGRP(1) General Commands Manual CHGRP(1)
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6 chgrp - change group
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9 chgrp [ -f -R ] group file ...
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12 Chgrp changes the group-ID of the files to group. The group may be
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15 The user invoking chgrp must belong to the specified group and be the
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18 No errors are reported when the -f (force) option is given.
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20 When the -R option is given, chgrp recursively descends its directory
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324.2 Berkeley Distribution May 22, 1986 CHGRP(1)