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34.Dd July 24, 1991
35.Dt GROUPS 1
36.Os BSD 4.2
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm groups
39.Nd show group memberships
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Nm groups
42.Op Ar user
43.Sh DESCRIPTION
44The
45.Nm groups
46command shows the groups to which you or the optionally specified
47user belong.
48Each user belongs to a group specified in the password file
49.Pa /etc/passwd
50and possibly to other groups as specified in the file
51.Pa /etc/group .
52If you do not own a file but belong to the group which it is owned
53by then you are granted group access to the file.
54.Pp
55When a new file is created it is given
56the group of the containing directory.
57.Sh SEE ALSO
58.Xr group 5 ,
59.Xr setgroups 2
60.Sh FILES
61.Bl -tag -width /etc/passwd -compact
62.It Pa /etc/passwd
63.It Pa /etc/group
64.El
65.Sh HISTORY
66The
67.Nm group
68command
69appeared in
70.Bx 4.2 .
71.Sh BUGS
72More groups should be allowed.
73