{"id":28594,"date":"2024-03-16T10:37:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T10:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-the-chown-command-be-used-in-linux-to-change-the-owner-of-a-folder\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T13:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T13:49:52","slug":"how-can-the-chown-command-be-used-in-linux-to-change-the-owner-of-a-folder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-the-chown-command-be-used-in-linux-to-change-the-owner-of-a-folder\/","title":{"rendered":"How can the chown command be used in Linux to change the owner of a folder?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Linux, the chown command can be used to change the owner of a folder. 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