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Asked: 2026-05-20T10:56:04+00:00

I have a small requirement here. I have a directory with a lot of

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I have a small requirement here. I have a directory with a lot of files. There are certain number of files which belong to X group and certain number of files which belong Y group. Now, my requirement is to convert the files belonging to X group to Y group.

How quickly this can be done ? I assuming I might have to use xargs command. Please help.

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  1. Editorial Team

    This should take care of it:

    find . -group X_GNAME -exec chgrp Y_GNAME {} +

    Obviously, make sure you replace X_GNAME with the old group name, and Y_GNAME with the new group name, and possibly . with the base path, if you’re not in the correct directory.

    See the find man page for more information.

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