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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/chown')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/chown/chown.8 | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/chown/chown.8 b/usr.sbin/chown/chown.8 index 44ead2a..c7c8a38 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/chown/chown.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/chown/chown.8 @@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ .Ar .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm Chown -sets the user ID and/or the group ID of the specified files. +changes the user ID and/or the group ID of the specified files. +Symbolic links named by arguments are silently left unchanged unless +.Op Fl h +is used. .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds @@ -82,8 +85,8 @@ in the files instead of just the files themselves. Don't report any failure to change file owner or group, nor modify the exit status to reflect such failures. .It Fl h -If the file is a symbolic link, change the user ID and/or the group ID -of the link itself rather than the file that the link points to. +If the file is a symbolic link, change the user ID and/or the +group ID of the link itself. .It Fl v Cause .Nm |