GROUPS(1)                            BSD                             GROUPS(1)



NAME
     groups - show group memberships

SYNOPSIS
     groups [user]

DESCRIPTION
     The 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 /etc/passwd and possibly to other groups as specified in
     the file /etc/group.  If you don't own a file but belong to the group
     that owns it, you are granted group access to the file.

     When a new file is created, it is given the group of the containing
     directory, if the directory was set up as a BSD directory (see acl(7)).

FILES
     /etc/passwd
     /etc/group

SEE ALSO
     setgroups(2)