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-.TH GROUP 5 2010-10-21 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH GROUP 5 2020-04-11 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
group \- user group file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I /etc/group
file is a text file that defines the groups on the system.
There is one entry per line, with the following format:
-.sp
-.RS
+.PP
+.in +4n
+.EX
group_name:password:GID:user_list
-.RE
-.sp
+.EE
+.in
+.PP
The fields are as follows:
-.TP 12
+.TP
.I group_name
the name of the group.
.TP
.I user_list
a list of the usernames that are members of this group, separated by commas.
.SH FILES
-/etc/group
+.I /etc/group
.SH BUGS
As the 4.2BSD
.BR initgroups (3)
-man page says: No-one seems to keep
+man page says: no one seems to keep
.I /etc/group
up-to-date.
.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR chgrp (1),
.BR gpasswd (1),
+.BR groups (1),
.BR login (1),
.BR newgrp (1),
.BR sg (1),
.BR getgrent (3),
.BR getgrnam (3),
+.BR gshadow (5),
.BR passwd (5),
-.BR gshadow (5)
+.BR vigr (8)