OptionsOn chown itself
-f
Don't report any failure to change file owner or group, nor modify the exit status to reflect such failures
-h
If the file is a symbolic link, change the user ID and/or the group ID of the link itself
-n
Interpret user ID and group ID as numeric, avoiding name lookups
-v
Cause chown to be verbose, showing files as the owner is modified
-R
Change the user ID and/or the group ID for the file hierarchies rooted in the files instead of just the files themselves
-H
If the -R option is specified, symbolic links on the command line are followed
-L
If the -R option is specified, all symbolic links are followed
-P
If the -R option is specified, no symbolic links are followed
