chgrp(C)                        19 June 1992                        chgrp(C)


 Name

    chgrp - change group ID

 Syntax

    chgrp group file ...

 Description

    chgrp changes the group ID of each file to group.  The group may be
    either a decimal group ID or a group name found in the file /etc/group.

 Files

    /etc/passwd
    /etc/group

 See also

    chown(C), group(F), passwd(FP), chown(S)

 Note

    Only the owner or the superuser can change the group ID of a file.

 Standards conformance

    chgrp is conformant with:

    AT&T SVID Issue 2;
    and X/Open Portability Guide, Issue 3, 1989.