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@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ On Unix, \fB\-group\fR gets or sets the group name for the file. A
group id can be given to the command, but it returns a group name.
\fB\-owner\fR gets or sets the user name of the owner of the file. The
command returns the owner name, but the numerical id can be passed when
-setting the owner. \fB-permissions\fR retrieves or sets a file's access
+setting the owner. \fB\-permissions\fR retrieves or sets a file's access
permissions, using octal notation by default. This option also provides
limited support for setting permissions using the symbolic notation
accepted by the \fBchmod\fR command, following the form