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.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
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.\"	@(#)groups.1	6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH GROUPS 1 ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
groups \- show group memberships
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B
groups [user]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I 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
.I /etc/passwd
and possibly to other groups as specified in the file
.IR /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.
.PP
When a new file is created it is given
the group of the containing directory.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
setgroups(2)
.SH FILES
/etc/passwd, /etc/group
.SH BUGS
More groups should be allowed.
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	3	.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
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3588b3a7	7	.TH GROUPS 1 ""
03bfabb7 KM	8	.UC 5
	9	.SH NAME
	10	groups \- show group memberships
	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
	12	.B
	13	groups [user]
	14	.SH DESCRIPTION
	15	The
	16	.I groups
	17	command shows the groups to which you or the optionally specified
	18	user belong.
	19	Each user belongs to a group specified in the password file
	20	.I /etc/passwd
	21	and possibly to other groups as specified in the file
	22	.IR /etc/group .
	23	If you do not own a file but belong to the group which it is owned
	24	by then you are granted group access to the file.
	25	.PP
	26	When a new file is created it is given
	27	the group of the containing directory.
	28	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	29	setgroups(2)
	30	.SH FILES
	31	/etc/passwd, /etc/group
	32	.SH BUGS
	33	More groups should be allowed.