file_cmds-321.100.10.0.1.tar.gz

[apple/file_cmds.git] / chown / chown.8

diff --git a/chown/chown.8 b/chown/chown.8
index fc991cea6d5342050c175a95f35b30e65e4ee574..3455497062c2650547a800624adf00647f7b7484 100644 (file)
--- a/chown/chown.8
+++ b/chown/chown.8
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 .Nd change file owner and group
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm chown
-.Op Fl fhv
+.Op Fl fhnv
 .Oo
 .Fl R
 .Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 .Ar owner Ns Op : Ns Ar group
 .Ar
 .Nm chown
-.Op Fl fhv
+.Op Fl fhnv
 .Oo
 .Fl R
 .Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
@@ -85,10 +85,14 @@ If the
 .Fl R
 option is specified, no symbolic links are followed.
 Instead, the user and/or group ID of the link itself are modified.
-This is the default.
+This is the default. Use
+.Fl h
+to change the user ID and/or the group of symbolic links.
 .It Fl R
 Change the user ID and/or the group ID for the file hierarchies rooted
 in the files instead of just the files themselves.
+.It Fl n
+Interpret user ID and group ID as numeric, avoiding name lookups.
 .It Fl v
 Cause
 .Nm chown