btholt / btholt/complete-intro-to-linux-and-the-cli

Order of parameters in comment on the chown command

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Description

Hi, on the page: https://btholt.github.io/complete-intro-to-linux-and-the-cli/users-groups-and-permissions

The comment in the line:
sudo chown ubuntu:ubuntu hello # it's group:user

The parameters passed to the chown command are inverse, first the user and then the group

chown [OPTIONS] [USER] [:GROUP] filename(s)

https://linuxize.com/post/linux-chown-command/
https://linuxize.com/post/linux-chown-command/

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Research direction

Open the users-groups-and-permissions page and locate the sudo chown ubuntu:ubuntu hello comment. Check the chown argument order against the linked Linuxize reference, update the comment so it describes the command accurately, and verify that the surrounding example remains clear.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
cli, documentation, operating-systems
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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