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.Dd $Mdocdate: January 21 2009 $
.Dt GROUPADD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm groupadd
.Nd add a group to the system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm groupadd
.Op Fl ov
.Op Fl g Ar gid
.Ar group
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility adds a group to the system.
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl g Ar gid
Gives the numeric group identifier to be used for the new group.
.It Fl o
Allows the new group to have a GID which is already in use for another group.
.It Fl v
Enables verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed.
.El
.Pp
.Ex -std groupadd
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr group 5 ,
.Xr groupdel 8 ,
.Xr groupinfo 8 ,
.Xr groupmod 8 ,
.Xr user 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility first appeared in
.Ox 2.7 .
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
utility was written by
.An Alistair G. Crooks Aq agc@NetBSD.org .