NAME

groups − show group memberships

SYNOPSIS

groups

DESCRIPTION

The groups command displays the groups to which you 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 it is owned by then 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

setgrp(2)

FILES

/etc/passwd, /etc/group

Sun System Release 0.3  —  24 March 1983