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TL;DR

getent

Get entries from Name Service Switch libraries. More information: https://manned.org/getent.

  • Get list of all groups:

getent group

  • See the members of a group:

getent group group_name

  • Get list of all services:

getent services

  • Find a username by UID:

getent passwd 1000

  • Perform a reverse DNS lookup:

getent hosts host

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