---
name: "rust-chcon"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-chcon"
---

# rust-chcon(1)

Change the SELinux security context of each FILE to CONTEXT. With --reference, change the security context of each FILE to that of RFILE.

## NAME

chcon - Change the SELinux security context of each FILE to CONTEXT. With --reference, change the security context of each FILE to that of RFILE.

## SYNOPSIS

**chcon** \[**--help**\] \[**--dereference**\] \[**-h**\|**--no-dereference**\] \[**--preserve-root**\] \[**--no-preserve-root**\] \[**--reference**\] \[**-u**\|**--user**\] \[**-r**\|**--role**\] \[**-t**\|**--type**\] \[**-l**\|**--range**\] \[**-R**\|**--recursive**\] \[**-H** \] \[**-L** \] \[**-P** \] \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \[*FILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Change the SELinux security context of each FILE to CONTEXT. With --reference, change the security context of each FILE to that of RFILE.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Print help information.

- **--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.

- **--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

- \[*FILE*\]

  ## VERSION

v0.0.30