chown en · VERB
Etymology
From the name of the program for this purpose, short for "change owner".
Meanings
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(Unix, transitive) To change the owner of (a file or directory).
When chowning a file, simply use: chown flags username:groupname
2006, Eric Rosebrock, Eric Filson, Setting up LAMP (page 49)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chowning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chowns | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| chowned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chowned | Tense=Past | lexicographic |