NAME

groups − display a user’s group memberships

SYNOPSIS

groups [ username... ]

DESCRIPTION

With no arguments, groups displays the groups to which you belong; else it displays the groups to which the username belongs.  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. 

FILES

/etc/passwd

/etc/group

SEE ALSO

getgroups(2V)

Sun Release 4.1  —  Last change: 9 September 1987