Short for : Change Ownership. A Unix command that lets a root user set the ownership of a file or directory. Only the owner of a file or directory can create, edit or delete files and directories contained within a directory. If you have root access to your system via SSH, type : man chown for information on setting or changing ownership of files and directories.

To change the ownership of a file

The command used to change the owner of a file or directory.

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Change file owner and group.

A UNIX command meaning "change ownership."

The chown command is used on Unix-like systems to change the owner of a file. In most implementations, it can only be executed by the Superuser. Unprivileged (regular) users who wish to change the group of a file that they own may use chgrp.