Linux / Unix Command: group

Command Library

NAME

group - user group file  

DESCRIPTION

/etc/group is an ASCII file which defines the groups to which users belong. There is one entry per line, and each line has the format:

group_name:passwd:GID:user_list

The field descriptions are:

group_name

the name of the group.

password

the (encrypted) group password. If this field is empty, no password is needed.

GID

the numerical group ID.

user_list

all the group member's user names, separated by commas.

 

SEE ALSO

login(1), newgrp(1), passwd(5)

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