Change the SELinux security context of each FILE to CONTEXT.
With --reference, change the security context of each FILE to that of RFILE.
Usage: chcon [OPTION]... CONTEXT FILE...
chcon [OPTION]... [-u USER] [-r ROLE] [-l RANGE] [-t TYPE] FILE...
chcon [OPTION]... --reference=RFILE FILE...
Arguments:
[FILE]...
Options:
--dereference Affect the referent of each symbolic link (this is the default), rather
than the symbolic link itself.
-h, --no-dereference Affect symbolic links instead of any referenced file.
--help help
--preserve-root Fail to operate recursively on '/'.
--no-preserve-root Do not treat '/' specially (the default).
--reference <RFILE> Use security context of RFILE, rather than specifying a CONTEXT value.
-u, --user <USER> Set user USER in the target security context.
-r, --role <ROLE> Set role ROLE in the target security context.
-t, --type <TYPE> Set type TYPE in the target security context.
-l, --range <RANGE> Set range RANGE in the target security context.
-R, --recursive Operate on files and directories recursively.
-H If a command line argument is a symbolic link to a directory, traverse
it. Only valid when -R is specified.
-L Traverse every symbolic link to a directory encountered. Only valid when
-R is specified.
-P Do not traverse any symbolic links (default). Only valid when -R is
specified.
-v, --verbose Output a diagnostic for every file processed.
-V, --version Print version
Options (16)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
--dereference | Affect the referent of each symbolic link (this is the default), rather than the symbolic link itself. | help + man |
-h, --no-dereference | Affect symbolic links instead of any referenced file. | help + man |
--help | help | help + man |
--preserve-root | Fail to operate recursively on '/'. | help + man |
--no-preserve-root | Do not treat '/' specially (the default). | help + man |
--reference RFILE | Use security context of RFILE, rather than specifying a CONTEXT value. | help + man |
-u, --user USER | Set user USER in the target security context. | help + man |
-r, --role ROLE | Set role ROLE in the target security context. | help + man |
-t, --type TYPE | Set type TYPE in the target security context. | help + man |
-l, --range RANGE | Set range RANGE in the target security context. | help + man |
-R, --recursive | Operate on files and directories recursively. | help + man |
-H | If a command line argument is a symbolic link to a directory, traverse it. | help + man |
-L | Traverse every symbolic link to a directory encountered. | help + man |
-P | Do not traverse any symbolic links (default). | help + man |
-v, --verbose | Output a diagnostic for every file processed. | help + man |
-V, --version | Print version | help + man |
Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.