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# chgrp
> Change group ownership of files and directories.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chgrp>.
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- Change the owner group of a file/directory:
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`chgrp {{group}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
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- Recursively change the owner group of a directory and its contents:
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`chgrp -R {{group}} {{path/to/directory}}`
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- Change the owner group of a symbolic link:
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`chgrp -h {{group}} {{path/to/symlink}}`
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- Change the owner group of a file/directory to match a reference file:
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`chgrp --reference {{path/to/reference_file}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`