SG(1) User Commands SG(1)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 doesn't 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
shadow group file
SEE ALSOid(1), login(1), newgrp(1), su(1), gpasswd(1), group(5), gshadow(5)User Commands 11/05/2005 SG(1)