NAME
cchhggrrpp - change group
SYNOPSIS
cchhggrrpp [-ffhhvv] [-RR [-HH | -LL | -PP]] group file ...
DESCRIPTION
The cchhggrrpp utility sets the group ID of the file named by each file oper-
and to the group ID specified by the group operand. The following options are available:-HH If the -RR option is specified, symbolic links on the command line
are followed. (Symbolic links encountered in the tree traversal are not followed).-LL If the -RR option is specified, all symbolic links are followed.
-PP If the -RR option is specified, no symbolic links are followed.
This is the default.-RR Change the group ID for the file hierarchies rooted in the files
instead of just the files themselves.-ff The force option ignores errors, except for usage errors and
doesn't query about strange modes (unless the user does not have proper permissions).-hh If the file is a symbolic link, the group ID of the link itself
is changed rather than the file that is pointed to.-vv Cause cchhggrrpp to be verbose, showing files as the group is modi-
fied.The -HH, -LL and -PP options are ignored unless the -RR option is specified.
In addition, these options override each other and the command's actions are determined by the last one specified. The group operand can be either a group name from the group database, ora numeric group ID. If a group name is also a numeric group ID, the op-
erand is used as a group name. The user invoking cchhggrrpp must belong to the specified group and be theowner of the file, or be the super-user.
DIAGNOSTICS The cchhggrrpp utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. CCOOMMPPAATTIIBBIILLIITTYY In previous versions of this system, symbolic links did not have groups.The -vv option is non-standard and its use in scripts is not recommended.
FILES /etc/group group ID fileSEE ALSO
chown(2), fts(3), group(5), passwd(5), symlink(7), chown(8) STANDARDSThe cchhggrrpp utility is expected to be IEEE Std 1003.2 (``POSIX.2'') compat-
ible. BSD March 31, 1994 BSD