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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index dfab04001..23d0ab45b 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -12226,6 +12226,15 @@ Print only the user ID. @exitstatus +@macro primaryAndSupplementaryGroups{cmd,arg} +Primary and supplementary groups for a process are normally inherited +from its parent and are usually unchanged since login. This means +that if you change the group database after logging in, @command{\cmd\} +will not reflect your changes within your existing login session. +Running @command{\cmd\} with a \arg\ causes the user and group +database to be consulted afresh, and so will give a different result. +@end macro +@primaryAndSupplementaryGroups{id,user argument} @node logname invocation @section @command{logname}: Print current login name @@ -12275,7 +12284,8 @@ options}. groups for each given @var{username}, or the current process if no names are given. If more than one name is given, the name of each user is printed before -the list of that user's groups. Synopsis: +the list of that user's groups and the user name is separated from the +group list by a colon. Synopsis: @example groups [@var{username}]@dots{} @@ -12283,6 +12293,8 @@ groups [@var{username}]@dots{} The group lists are equivalent to the output of the command @samp{id -Gn}. +@primaryAndSupplementaryGroups{groups,list of users} + The only options are @option{--help} and @option{--version}. @xref{Common options}. |