The newgrp Command

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	Korn Shell: Unix and Linux Programming Manual, Third Edition, The By Anatole Olczak
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	Chapter 9.  Miscellaneous Commands

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The newgrp Command

The newgrp command changes the group id and is equivalent to 'exec /bin/newgrp group'. In this example, the group id is changed from users to networks:

 $ id  uid=100(anatole) gid=101(users)  $ newgrp networks  uid=100(anatole) gid=12(networks) 

Without arguments, newgrp resets the group-id to the default:

 $ newgrp  uid=100(anatole) gid=101(users) 

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