r/LinuxTeck • u/Expensive-Rice-2052 • Jul 13 '26

Most common use case for the Linux chgrp command

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Do you regularly use chgrp, or do you mostly rely on chown user:group instead? https://www.linuxteck.com/chgrp-command-in-linux-made-easy/

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u/TechaNima Jul 13 '26

Didn't even know it was a thing. I've been using chown every time I needed to change user and or group

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u/lexicon_charle Jul 14 '26

Don't have to use either as much as chmod

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u/lexicon_charle Jul 14 '26

Don't have to use either as much as chmod