Change owner folder on Linux

Command line: File ownership

Changing the ownership of a file or folder is equally as simple. Say Jacob moved a folder for Bethany into the SHARE directory – but Jacob still has ownership. This can be changed with a simple command:

sudo chown -R bethany /DATA/SHARE

Let's break this down.

• sudo – admin rights must be used since we are dealing with a folder that belongs to another user
  
• chown – the command for changing ownership
  
• -R – the recursive switch to make sure all child objects get the same ownership changes
  
• bethany – the new owner of the folder
  
• /DATA/SHARE – the directory to be modified
  
  Ref :
  https://www.linux.com/learn/how-manage-file-and-folder-permissions-linux