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Deno.chown - Deno documentation
function Deno.chown
allow-write
chown(
path: string | URL,
uid: number | null,
gid: number | null,
): Promise<void>

Change owner of a regular file or directory.

This functionality is not available on Windows.

await Deno.chown("myFile.txt", 1000, 1002);

Requires allow-write permission.

Throws Error (not implemented) if executed on Windows.

Parameters

path: string | URL

path to the file

uid: number | null

user id (UID) of the new owner, or null for no change

gid: number | null

group id (GID) of the new owner, or null for no change

Return Type

Promise<void>