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Shell command for changing the group of a file
chgrp, short for change group, is a shell command for changing the group associated with a Unix-based file system file – including special files such as directories. Changing the group of a file is restricted to a super-user or to the file's owning user if the user is in the specified group. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: ChgrpA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The UNIX operating systemThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Distributions of two chicken bombesin receptors, bombesin receptor subtype-3.5 (chBRS-3.5) and gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (chGRP-R) mRNAS in the chicken telencephalonCited 8 times
- Go sideways: ChmodA closely related topic
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The UNIX operating systemChristian, Kaare, Kaare Christian · 1983
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