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chown:tldr:0afb3
chown: Recursively change the owner of a directory and its contents.
$ chown -R ${user} ${path-to-directory}
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The command "chown -R ${user} ${path-to-directory}" is used in a Unix-like operating system to change the ownership of files and directories recursively.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
- "chown" stands for "change ownership" and is the command used to modify the owner (user) of a file or directory.
- "-R" is an option that stands for "recursive" and it tells the command to apply the ownership change to all the files and directories within the specified directory and its subdirectories.
- "${user}" is a placeholder that represents the desired user or username you want to set as the owner. You need to replace it with an actual user or username.
- "${path-to-directory}" is a placeholder that represents the path to the directory for which you want to change the ownership. You need to replace it with the actual directory path.
When executing this command, it will change the ownership of the specified directory and all of its contents to the specified user. This can be useful in scenarios where you want to transfer ownership or grant permissions to a different user for all the files and directories in a specific directory tree.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.