chgrp

The chgrp command is used by unprivileged users on Unix-like systems to change the group associated with a file. Unlike the chown command, chgrp allows regular users to change groups, but only to one of which they are a member.

Usage

The general syntax of the chgrp command is:

  chgrp group target1 ..

The group parameter indicates the new group with which the targets should be associated.
The target parameters indicate the files or directories for which the change should be made.

Footnote: The group parameter may either be a symbolic name or an identifier.

Usage examples

  $ chgrp bob red.gif

Changes the group associated with red.gif to 'bob', provided the executing user is a member of that group.

Chgrp

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