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From: matt@saber.UUCP (Matt Perez)
Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards,net.misc
Subject: Re: A question for all you UN*X experts
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Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 23:33:47 EDT
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>  
> We have a question that maybe you can answer.  Does anyone out there know
> of any utilities that use the information in /etc/group?  We keep our file
> up to date, but have never noticed any system uses for this file.  I have
> used fgrep to compare group id numbers and user names, but that is a script
> that I developed for simple cross-checking.
>  
> Just wondering...Thanx in advance!  (Please post responses in net.unix)
>

"ls -g" to display the file owner's group name.

matt perez
saber technology/2381 bering drive/san jose ca 95131
408 945-9600
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