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x/deno/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts>Deno.chownSync

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function Deno.chownSync
allow-write
import { Deno } from "https://deno.land/x/deno@v1.28.0/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts";
const { chownSync } = Deno;

Synchronously change owner of a regular file or directory.

This functionality is not available on Windows.

Deno.chownSync("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