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# The `chown` command
The `chown` command makes it possible to change the ownership of a file or directory. Users and groups are fundamental in Linux, with `chown` you can
change the owner of a file or directory. It's also possible to change ownership on folders recursively
### Examples:
1. Change the owner of a file
```
chown user file.txt
```
2. Change the group of a file
```
chown :group file.txt
```
3. Change the user and group in one line
```
chown user:group file.txt
```
4. Change to ownership on a folder recursively
```
chown -R user:group folder
```
### Syntax:
```
chown [-OPTION] [DIRECTORY_PATH]
```