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GROUPS(1) User Commands GROUPS(1)

NAME top

   groups - display current group names

SYNOPSIS top

   **groups** [_user_]

DESCRIPTION top

   The **groups** command displays the current group names or ID values.
   If the value does not have a corresponding entry in /etc/group,
   the value will be displayed as the numerical group value. The
   optional _user_ parameter will display the groups for the named
   user.

NOTE top

   Systems which do not support supplementary groups (see
   [initgroups(3)](../man3/initgroups.3.html)) will have the information from /etc/group reported.
   The user must use **newgrp** or **sg** to change his current real and
   effective group ID.

FILES top

   /etc/group
       Group account information.

SEE ALSO top

   [newgrp(1)](../man1/newgrp.1.html), [getgid(2)](../man2/getgid.2.html), [getgroups(2)](../man2/getgroups.2.html), [getuid(2)](../man2/getuid.2.html), [initgroups(3)](../man3/initgroups.3.html).

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shadow-utils 4.14.0 06/15/2024 GROUPS(1)