chgrp - Change Group in Linux
From the Linux Essential Commands cheat sheet · File Permissions & Ownership · verified Jul 2026
chgrp - Change Group
Change group ownership of files
bash
# Change group
chgrp groupname file.txt
# Recursive
chgrp -R groupname directory/
# View current groups
groups
id✅ Changes only group ownership (not user)
💡 Use groups command to see available groups
🔍 Alternative to chown for group-only changes
grouppermissionsownership
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