NAME
	  chown	- Changes the owner of files or	directories

     SYNOPSIS
	  chown	[-fR] owner[:group] file ...


	  The chown command changes the	owner of the specified files
	  or directories to the	specified username or user ID.

     FLAGS
	  -f  Turns off	error reporting.

	  -R  Descends recursively through its directory arguments,
	      setting the specified owner.  When symbolic links	are
	      encountered, their ownership is changed, but they	are
	      not traversed.


     DESCRIPTION
	  Only a user with superuser authority can use the chown com-
	  mand.

	  The owner argument must be a valid username or a valid
	  numerical user ID.  The optional group argument must be a
	  valid	group name or a	valid numerical	group ID.

     EXAMPLES
	  To change the	owner of the file program.c, enter:

	  chown	 steffan  program.c



	  The user access permissions for program.c now	apply to stef-
	  fan.	As the owner, steffan can use the chmod	command	to
	  permit or deny the other users access	to program.c.  (See
	  the chmod command for	details.)

     FILES
	  /etc/passwd
		     Contains usernames	and numeric user IDs.


     RELATED INFORMATION
	  Commands:  chgrp(1), chmod(1), passwd(1)/chfn(1)/chsh(1).

	  Functions:  chown(2),	chmod(2).