NAME

     group - user group file

DESCRIPTION

     /etc/group is an ASCII file  which  defines  the  groups  to
     which  users  belong.  There is one entry per line, and each
     line has the format:

          group_name:passwd:GID:user_list

     The field descriptions are:

     group_name
          the name of the group.

     password
          the (encrypted)  group  password.   If  this  field  is
          empty, no password is needed.

     GID  the numerical group ID.

     user_list
          all the group member's user names, separated by commas.

FILES

     /etc/group

SEE ALSO

     login(1), newgrp(1), passwd(5)