Your bug report #9987: bug in groups command -- doesn't quote usage of group-separator in groupnames which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 12083@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 9987: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=9987 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems