File.chown

(::int? owner, ::int? group, *::string | ::_ToPath file_name) -> ::Integer

File.chown(owner_int, group_int, file_name, ...) → integer

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")

See also #chown .chmod .ctime .chardev? also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0

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