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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 789cd68e5..592f4a647 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -16112,12 +16112,17 @@ By default, @var{command} is run with the same credentials as the invoking process. Use this option to run it as a different @var{user} and/or with a different primary @var{group}. +If a @var{user} is specified then the supplementary groups +are set according to the system defined list for that user, +unless overridden with the @option{--groups} option. @item --groups=@var{groups} @opindex --groups -Use this option to specify the supplementary @var{groups} to be +Use this option to override the supplementary @var{groups} to be used by the new process. The items in the list (names or numeric IDs) must be separated by commas. +Use @samp{--groups=''} to disable the supplementary group look-up +implicit in the @option{--userspec} option. @end table |