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NAME
       sg - execute command as different group ID

SYNOPSIS
       sg [-] [group [-c ] command]

DESCRIPTION
       The sg command works similar to newgrp but accepts a command. The
       command will be executed with the /bin/sh shell. With most shells you
       may run sg from, you need to enclose multi-word commands in quotes.
       Another difference between newgrp and sg is that some shells treat
       newgrp specially, replacing themselves with a new instance of a shell
       that newgrp creates. This doesnt happen with sg, so upon exit from a
       sg command you are returned to your previous group ID.

FILES
       /etc/passwd
	  User account information.

       /etc/shadow
	  Secure user account information.

       /etc/group
	  Group account information.

       /etc/gshadow
	  Secure group account information.

SEE ALSO
       id(1), login(1), newgrp(1), su(1), gpasswd(1), group(5), gshadow(5)



User Commands			  02/25/2007				 SG(1)