tldr/pages/common/chgrp.md

# chgrp

> Change group ownership of files and directories.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chgrp>.

- Change the owner group of a file/directory:

`chgrp {{group}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`

- Recursively change the owner group of a directory and its contents:

`chgrp -R {{group}} {{path/to/directory}}`

- Change the owner group of a symbolic link:

`chgrp -h {{group}} {{path/to/symlink}}`

- Change the owner group of a file/directory to match a reference file:

`chgrp --reference={{path/to/reference_file}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
chgrp: add page 2016-02-22 20:03:35 +00:00			`# chgrp`

Refactor: change "folder" to "directory" where needed. This commit fixes every instance in which the word "folder" is incorrectly used instead of "directory". 2019-02-11 18:00:49 +00:00			`> Change group ownership of files and directories.`
coreutils*: use short more info links (#5658) 2021-04-01 16:54:26 +01:00			`> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chgrp>.`
chgrp: add page 2016-02-22 20:03:35 +00:00
Refactor: add missing `or_directory` where needed. This commit adds the missing `_or_directory` to any example which is specifying an action affecting a file or a directory, but uses the token `{{path/to/file}}` instead of `{{path/to/file_or_directory}}`. 2019-02-08 00:31:19 +00:00			`- Change the owner group of a file/directory:`
chgrp: add page 2016-02-22 20:03:35 +00:00
Refactor: add missing `or_directory` where needed. This commit adds the missing `_or_directory` to any example which is specifying an action affecting a file or a directory, but uses the token `{{path/to/file}}` instead of `{{path/to/file_or_directory}}`. 2019-02-08 00:31:19 +00:00			`chgrp {{group}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
chgrp: add page 2016-02-22 20:03:35 +00:00
Refactor: change "folder" to "directory" where needed. This commit fixes every instance in which the word "folder" is incorrectly used instead of "directory". 2019-02-11 18:00:49 +00:00			`- Recursively change the owner group of a directory and its contents:`
chgrp: add page 2016-02-22 20:03:35 +00:00
Refactor: change "folder" to "directory" where needed. This commit fixes every instance in which the word "folder" is incorrectly used instead of "directory". 2019-02-11 18:00:49 +00:00			`chgrp -R {{group}} {{path/to/directory}}`
chgrp: add page 2016-02-22 20:03:35 +00:00
chgrp: fix typo and clarify examples. (#2738) 2019-01-30 11:16:17 +00:00			`- Change the owner group of a symbolic link:`
chgrp: add page 2016-02-22 20:03:35 +00:00
chgrp: fix typo and clarify examples. (#2738) 2019-01-30 11:16:17 +00:00			`chgrp -h {{group}} {{path/to/symlink}}`
chgrp: add page 2016-02-22 20:03:35 +00:00
Refactor: add missing `or_directory` where needed. This commit adds the missing `_or_directory` to any example which is specifying an action affecting a file or a directory, but uses the token `{{path/to/file}}` instead of `{{path/to/file_or_directory}}`. 2019-02-08 00:31:19 +00:00			`- Change the owner group of a file/directory to match a reference file:`
chgrp: add page 2016-02-22 20:03:35 +00:00
Refactor: add missing `or_directory` where needed. This commit adds the missing `_or_directory` to any example which is specifying an action affecting a file or a directory, but uses the token `{{path/to/file}}` instead of `{{path/to/file_or_directory}}`. 2019-02-08 00:31:19 +00:00			`chgrp --reference={{path/to/reference_file}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`