chgrp(1)
chgrp --
change the group ownership of a file
Synopsis
/u95/bin/chgrp [-R] [-h] group file ...
Description
chgrp changes the group ID of the files
given as arguments to group.
The group may be either a decimal group ID or a group name found in the group
ID file, /etc/group.
You must be the owner of the file,
or have appropriate privilege to use this command.
The operating system has a configuration option
(_POSIX_CHOWN_RESTRICTED), to restrict ownership changes.
When this option is in effect, the owner of the file
may change the group of the file only to a group to which
the owner belongs.
Only a privileged user can arbitrarily change owner IDs
whether this option is in effect or not.
chgrp has two options:
-R-
Recursive.
chgrp
descends through the directory, and any subdirectories,
setting the specified group ID as it proceeds.
When symbolic links are encountered,
they are traversed.
-h-
If the file is a symbolic link, change the group
of the symbolic link.
Without this option, the group of the file referenced
by the symbolic link is changed.
The LC_CTYPE environment variable determines the codesets
used in the arguments
(see LANG on
environ(5)).
Files
/etc/group-
/usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/uxcore.abi-
language-specific message file
(see LANG on
environ(5)).
References
chmod(1),
chown(1),
chown(2),
group(4),
id(1M),
passwd(4)
Notices
This command has been updated to handle files greater than 2GB.
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SCO OpenServer Release 6.0.0 - 02 June 2005