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NAME

6       chcon - change SELinux security context
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SYNOPSIS

9       chcon [OPTION]... CONTEXT FILE...
10       chcon [OPTION]... --reference=RFILE FILE...
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DESCRIPTION

13       Change the security context of each FILE to CONTEXT.
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15       -c, --changes
16              like verbose but report only when a change is made
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18       -h, --no-dereference
19              affect  symbolic links instead of any referenced file (available
20              only on systems with lchown system call)
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22       -f, --silent, --quiet
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25       -l, --range
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28       --reference=RFILE
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31       -R, --recursive
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34       -r, --role
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37       -t, --type
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40       -u, --user
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43       -v, --verbose
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46       --help display this help and exit
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48       --version
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REPORTING BUGS

52       Report bugs to <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>.
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SEE ALSO

55       The full documentation for chcon is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
56       the  info  and  chcon programs are properly installed at your site, the
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61       should give you access to the complete manual.
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65chcon (coreutils) 5.0              July 2003                          CHCON(1)