chown command in Linux with Examples

chown command mean Change an owner of a file and/or the group the file is associated with.

Syntax

chown [OPTION]… [OWNER][:[GROUP]] FILE…
chown [OPTION]… –reference=RFILE FILE…

In man page the describe it

• chown – change file owner and group.
• man chown – More details information about chown command.

chown command in Linux with Examples

$ chown huupv:huupv mydevops.txt

Conclusion

chown command is the simple the command in Linux. It is the most popular in use terminal Linux change file owner and group.