NEWGRP linux command manual

NEWGRP(1)            Linux Programmer's Manual                 NEWGRP(1)



NAME
       newgrp - log in to a new group

SYNOPSIS
       newgrp [ group ]

DESCRIPTION
       Newgrp  changes the group identification of its caller, analogously to
       login(1).  The same person remains logged in, and the  current  direc-
       tory is unchanged, but calculations of access permissions to files are
       performed with respect to the new group ID.

       If no group is specified, the GID is changed to the login GID.


FILES
       /etc/group
       /etc/passwd


SEE ALSO
       login(1), group(5)


AUTHOR
       Originally by Michael Haardt. Currently  maintained  by  Peter  Orbaek
       (poe@daimi.aau.dk).



Linux 1.2                       9 October 1993                      NEWGRP(1)