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.TH CHOWN 1 
.SH NAME
chown, chgrp \- change owner or group
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B chown
owner file ...
.PP
.B 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)