Chgrp

Linux chgrp command

On Unix-like operating systems, the chgrp command changes the group ownership of a file or files.

This document covers the GNU/Linux version of chgrp.

Description

The chgrp command changes the group of each FILE to GROUP. If the --reference option is specified, chgrp changes the group of each FILE to that of RFILE.

Syntax

chgrp OPTION... GROUP FILE...
chgrp OPTION... --reference=RFILE FILE...
Options
-c, --changes

Like verbose but report only when a change is made.

-f, --silent, --quiet

Suppress most error messages.

-v, --verbose

Output a diagnostic for every file processed.

--dereference

Affect the referenced file of each symbolic link, rather than the symbolic link itself, which is default setting.

-h, --no-dereference

Affect symbolic links instead of any referenced file. This option is useful only on systems that can change the ownership of a symlink.

--no-preserve-root

Do not treat '/' in any special way. This option is the default.

--preserve-root

Do not operate recursively on '/'.

--reference=RFILE

Use RFILE's group rather than specifying a GROUP value.

-R, --recursive

Operate on files and directories recursively.

The following options modify how a hierarchy is traversed when the -R option is also specified. If more than one of these options is specified, only the final one takes effect:

-H

If a command line argument is a symbolic link to a directory, traverse it.

-L

Traverse every symbolic link to a directory.

-P

Do not traverse any symbolic links. This option is the default.

--help

Display a help message and exit.

--version

Output version information and exit.

Examples
chgrp hope file.txt
Change the owning group of the file file.txt to the group named hope.

chgrp -hR staff /office/files
Change the owning group of /office/files, and all subdirectories, to the group staff.

Related commands

chmod — Change the permissions of files or directories.

chown — Change the ownership of

files or directories.

id — Display real and effective user and group IDs.

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