groups(1)                                               groups(1)



NAME
     groups - displays group memberships

SYNOPSIS
     groups [user]

ARGUMENTS
     user Specifies the name of the user whose groups you want
          displayed.

DESCRIPTION
     groups 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 possibly 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.

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

FILES
     /usr/bin/groups
          Executable file
     /etc/passwd
          File containing user passwords.
     /etc/group
          File containing group passwords.

SEE ALSO
     setgroups(2) in A/UX Programmer's Reference




















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