.Dd January 30, 2015 .Dt CHOWN 1 .Os sbase .Sh NAME .Nm chown .Nd change file ownership .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl Rr .Op Ar owner Op Ar :group .Op Ar file ... .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm changes the user or group ownership for the given .Ar files . .Sh OPTIONS .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl R Equivalent to \-r. .It Fl r Change directory ownership recursively. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr chown 2