GROUPS(1) FreeBSD General Commands Manual GROUPS(1)
NAME
groups - show group memberships
SYNOPSIS
groups [user]
DESCRIPTION
The groups utility has been obsoleted by the id(1) utility, and is
equivalent to "id -Gn [user]". The command "id -p" is suggested for
normal interactive use.
The groups utility displays the groups to which you (or the optionally
specified user) belong.
EXIT STATUS
The groups utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
EXAMPLES
Show groups the root user belongs to:
$ groups root
wheel operator
SEE ALSO
id(1), groups(7)
FreeBSD 15.1-STABLE-HBSD April 19, 2026 GROUPS(1)