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1.1 root 1: .\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
2: .\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
4: .\"
5: .\" @(#)groups.1 6.1 (Berkeley) 4/29/85
6: .\"
7: .TH GROUPS 1 "April 29, 1985"
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.
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