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.TH NEWGRP 1 
.SH NAME
newgrp \- log in to a new group
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B newgrp
group
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Newgrp
changes the group identification of its caller,
analogously to
.IR  login (1).
The same person remains logged in,
and the current directory is unchanged,
but calculations of access permissions to files are
performed with respect to the
new group ID.
.PP
A password is demanded if the group has
a password and the user himself does not.
.PP
When most users log in, they
are members of the group named `other.'
.I Newgrp
is known to the shell, which executes it directly without a fork.
.SH FILES
/etc/group, /etc/passwd
.SH "SEE ALSO"
login(1), group(5)
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c1030a02 TL	1	.TH NEWGRP 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	newgrp \- log in to a new group
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B newgrp
	6	group
	7	.SH DESCRIPTION
	8	.I Newgrp
	9	changes the group identification of its caller,
	10	analogously to
	11	.IR login (1).
	12	The same person remains logged in,
	13	and the current directory is unchanged,
	14	but calculations of access permissions to files are
	15	performed with respect to the
	16	new group ID.
	17	.PP
	18	A password is demanded if the group has
	19	a password and the user himself does not.
	20	.PP
	21	When most users log in, they
	22	are members of the group named `other.'
	23	.I Newgrp
	24	is known to the shell, which executes it directly without a fork.
	25	.SH FILES
	26	/etc/group, /etc/passwd
	27	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	28	login(1), group(5)