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Marco Bonelli 2599a6de48 Refactor: change "folder" to "directory" where needed. 
This commit fixes every instance in which the word "folder" is
incorrectly used instead of "directory".
2019-02-13 20:51:04 +05:30

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chown

Change user and group ownership of files and directories.

  • Change the owner user of a file/directory:

chown {{user}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

  • Change the owner user and group of a file/directory:

chown {{user}}:{{group}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

  • Recursively change the owner of a directory and its contents:

chown -R {{user}} {{path/to/directory}}

  • Change the owner of a symbolic link:

chown -h {{user}} {{path/to/symlink}}

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

chown --reference={{path/to/reference_file}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}