groups(1)                                               groups(1)



     NAME
          groups - show group memberships

     SYNOPSIS
          groups [user]

     DESCRIPTION
          The groups command shows the groups to which you or the
          optionally-specified user belong.  Each user belongs to a
          group specified in the password file /etc/passwd and possi-
          bly to other groups as specified in the file /etc/group.  If
          you do not own a file, but belong to the group which owns
          it, you are granted group access to the file.

          When a new file is created, it is given the group of the
          containing directory.

     SEE ALSO
          setgroups(2).

     FILES
          /usr/bin/groups
          /etc/passwd
          /etc/group

     BUGS
          More groups should be allowed.  Eight groups is currently
          the limit.



























     April, 1990                                                     1