GROUPS(1)                   386BSD Reference Manual                  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. 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
     group(5),  setgroups(2)

FILES
     /etc/passwd
     /etc/group

HISTORY
     The group command appeared in 4.2BSD.

BUGS
     More groups should be allowed.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution        July 24, 1991                               1