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.TH CHOWN 8 
.UC 4
.SH NAME
chown, chgrp \- change owner or group
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/chown
owner file ...
.PP
.B /etc/chgrp
group file ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Chown
changes the owner of the
.I files
to
.IR owner .
The owner may be either a decimal UID or
a login name found in the password file.
.PP
.I Chgrp
changes the group-ID of the
.I files
to
.IR group .
The group may be either a decimal GID or
a group name found in the group-ID file.
.PP
Only the super-user can change owner or group,
in order to simplify as yet unimplemented accounting procedures.
.SH FILES
/etc/passwd
.br
/etc/group
.SH "SEE ALSO"
chown(2),
passwd(5), group(5)