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31*7a3d14ecSjsg.Dd $Mdocdate: November 29 2016 $
32e02380dbSjakob.Dt GROUPINFO 8
338aa50653Sjakob.Os
34e02380dbSjakob.Sh NAME
35e02380dbSjakob.Nm groupinfo
366a289adfSjmc.Nd display group information
37e02380dbSjakob.Sh SYNOPSIS
3824a3a9d1Smpech.Nm groupinfo
396a289adfSjmc.Op Fl e
40e02380dbSjakob.Ar group
41e02380dbSjakob.Sh DESCRIPTION
42e02380dbSjakobThe
43e02380dbSjakob.Nm
446a289adfSjmcutility displays the name, group ID (GID),
456a289adfSjmcand members of the specified
466a289adfSjmc.Ar group .
47e02380dbSjakob.Pp
486a289adfSjmcThe options are as follows:
49e02380dbSjakob.Bl -tag -width Ds
50e02380dbSjakob.It Fl e
516a289adfSjmcDo not display anything (quiet mode).
524fb31a24SjmcThis form of the command is useful for
53e02380dbSjakobscripts which need to check whether a particular group
544fb31a24Sjmcname or GID is already in use on the system.
55e02380dbSjakob.El
56e02380dbSjakob.Pp
573c76c7c0SmillertThe
583c76c7c0Smillert.Ar group
596a289adfSjmcargument may be either a group name or a GID.
60741b6f30Sjmc.Sh EXIT STATUS
61e02380dbSjakobThe
62e02380dbSjakob.Nm
636a289adfSjmcutility exits 0 if
646a289adfSjmc.Ar group
656a289adfSjmcexists, and non-zero if it does not.
66e02380dbSjakob.Sh SEE ALSO
676a289adfSjmc.Xr group 5 ,
686806f038Smillert.Xr passwd 5 ,
696a289adfSjmc.Xr group 8 ,
706a289adfSjmc.Xr userinfo 8
71e02380dbSjakob.Sh HISTORY
72e02380dbSjakobThe
73e02380dbSjakob.Nm
74e02380dbSjakobutility first appeared in
75f88889abSjakob.Ox 2.7 .
76b5667098Smpech.Sh AUTHORS
77e02380dbSjakobThe
78e02380dbSjakob.Nm
796806f038Smillertutility was written by
8044e68d47Sschwarze.An Alistair G. Crooks Aq Mt agc@NetBSD.org .
816a289adfSjmc.Sh CAVEATS
826a289adfSjmcIf the specified
836a289adfSjmc.Ar group
846a289adfSjmcis the primary group of a user, but that user is not listed as a
856a289adfSjmcmember of the
866a289adfSjmc.Ar group
876a289adfSjmcin the
886a289adfSjmc.Xr group 5
896a289adfSjmcfile, the
906a289adfSjmc.Nm
916a289adfSjmcutility fails to list that user as a member of the
926a289adfSjmc.Ar group .
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