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class method
File.chown
File.chown(owner_int, group_int, file_name, ...) → integer
file.c
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static VALUE
rb_file_s_chown(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE _)
{
struct chown_args arg;
apply2args(2);
arg.owner = to_uid(*argv++);
arg.group = to_gid(*argv++);
return apply2files(chown_internal, argc, argv, &arg);
}
Changes the owner and group of the named file(s) to the given numeric owner and group id’s. Only a process with superuser privileges may change the owner of a file. The current owner of a file may change the file’s group to any group to which the owner belongs. A nil or -1 owner or group id is ignored. Returns the number of files processed.
Example
File.chown(nil, 100, "testfile")