B.9 ChownTask

B.9 ChownTask
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Changes the owner of a file or directory.

Table B.11: Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Default	Required
`file`	`String`	The name of the file or directory. You either have to specify this attribute, or use a fileset.	n/a	Yes
`user`	`String`	The new owner of the file. Can contain a username and a groupname, separated by a dot.	n/a	No
`group`	`String`	The new group owner of the file.	n/a	No
`quiet`	`Boolean`	Set quiet mode, which suppresses warnings if `chmod()` fails	`false`	No
`failonerror`	`Boolean`	This flag means 'note errors to the output, but keep going'	`true`	No
`verbose`	`Boolean`	Give more information in error message in case of a failure	`true`	No

B.9.1 Examples

<chown file="my-file.txt" user="foo" />
<chown file="my-file.txt" user="username.groupname" />
<chown file="/home/test/my-directory" user="bar" />
<chown file="/home/test/my-file.txt" user="foo"
verbose="true" failonerror="false" />

B.9.2 Supported Nested Tags

fileset
dirset

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