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From: alan@drivax.UUCP (Alan Fargusson)
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Subject: Re: A question for all you UN*X experts
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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.

Ls(1), and newgrp(1) uses it. On 5.2.2 ls(1) prints the group by default,
but othere flavors of UNIX it is an option.
-- 

Alan Fargusson.

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