Command: chgrp - change group Syntax: chgrp [-R] [owner:]group file ... Flags: -R Change directory hierarchies Examples: chgrp system file1 file2 # Make system the group of the files chrgp -R other dir1 # Make other the group of all files below dir1 The group field (and optionally owner field) of the named files is changed to group and owner. Alternatively, a decimal gid (uid) may be specified instead of a group name. If the -R flag is used, the changes will be applied recursively to all files in named directories. Only the superuser may execute this command.