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.\"	@(#)newgrp.1	4.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH NEWGRP 1 
.AT 3
.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
.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)
.SH BUGS
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ed6becc3 KM	1	.\" @(#)newgrp.1 4.1 (Berkeley) %G%
	2	.\"
	3	.TH NEWGRP 1
	4	.AT 3
	5	.SH NAME
	6	newgrp \- log in to a new group
	7	.SH SYNOPSIS
	8	.B newgrp
	9	group
	10	.SH DESCRIPTION
	11	.I Newgrp
	12	changes the group identification of its caller,
	13	analogously to
	14	.IR login (1).
	15	The same person remains logged in,
	16	and the current directory is unchanged,
	17	but calculations of access permissions to files are
	18	performed with respect to the
	19	new group ID.
	20	.PP
	21	A password is demanded if the group has
	22	a password and the user himself does not.
	23	.PP
	24	.I Newgrp
	25	is known to the shell, which executes it directly without a fork.
	26	.SH FILES
	27	/etc/group, /etc/passwd
	28	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	29	login(1), group(5)
	30	.SH BUGS