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Structure:chown [option] newowner files
chown changes who owns a particular file or set of files. New owner files refer to a user ID number or login name that is usually located in the /etc/password directory. The owner of a file or directory can be seen by using the command ls -l. Only the owner of a file or a privileged user can change the permissions on a file or directory. The following example changes the owner of silly_monkey.html to joanne:
chown joanne silly_monkey.html
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