NAME

groups − show group memberships

SYNOPSIS

groups [ user ]

DESCRIPTION

The groups command shows the groups to which you or the specified user belong.  Each user belongs to a group specified in the password file /etc/passwd.  A user may also belong to other groups, as specified in the file /etc/group.  If you do not own a particular file but do 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. 

SEE ALSO

setgroups(2)

FILES

/etc/passwd, /etc/group

BUGS

More groups should be allowed. 

5 BSD  —  April 29, 1985