Re: shell cmd: group name from gid?

["Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>]

Paul Miller wrote:
  >Using bash, how can I get the group name of a gid?

Like this:

$ grep :27: /etc/group
sudo:x:27:


and to refine it:

$ grep :27: /etc/group | awk -F: '{print $1}'
sudo


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