GROUPS(1)               COMMAND REFERENCE               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
     possibly to other groups as specified in the file
     /etc/group.

EXAMPLES
     The following invocation shows the groups to which you
     belong.



          groups


FILES
     /etc/passwd              System user account data

     /etc/group               System group data

RETURN VALUE
     [NO_ERRS]      Command completed without error.

CAVEATS
     If you do not own a file but belong to the group by which it
     is owned 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
     chgrp(1), setgroups(2), getgrent(3c).
















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