Linux chgrp command

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Linux chgrp command syntax

Function: The chgrp command is used to change the group to which a file or directory belongs.

Syntax: chgrp [-cfhRv][--help][--version][group][file or directory...] or chgrp [-cfhRv][- -help][--reference=<Reference file or directory>][--version][File or directory...]

Linux chgrp command example

Example 1: Change the group attribute of the file:

chgrp -v bin log2012.log

Output:

[root@localhost test]# ll---xrw-r-- 1 root root 302108 11-13 06:03 log2012.log[root@localhost test]# chgrp -v bin log2012.log

The group to which "log2012.log" belongs has been changed to bin

[root@localhost test]# ll---xrw-r-- 1 root bin  302108 11-13 06:03 log2012.log

Instructions: Change the log2012.log file from the root group to the bin group

Example 2: Change the group attribute of the file based on the specified file

chgrp --reference=log2012.log log2013.log

Output:

[root@localhost test]# ll---xrw-r-- 1 root bin  302108 11-13 06:03 log2012.log-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     61 11-13 06:03 log2013.log[root@localhost test]#  chgrp --reference=log2012.log log2013.log 
[root@localhost test]# ll---xrw-r-- 1 root bin  302108 11-13 06:03 log2012.log-rw-r--r-- 1 root bin      61 11-13 06:03 log2013.log