groupadd man page on OpenBSD

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GROUPADD(8)		OpenBSD System Manager's Manual		   GROUPADD(8)

NAME
     groupadd - add a group to the system

SYNOPSIS
     groupadd [-ov] [-g gid] group

DESCRIPTION
     The groupadd utility adds a group to the system.  The options are as
     follows:

     -g gid  Gives the numeric group identifier to be used for the new group.

     -o	     Allows the new group to have a GID which is already in use for
	     another group.

     -v	     Enables verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed.

EXIT STATUS
     The groupadd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO
     group(5), groupdel(8), groupinfo(8), groupmod(8), user(8)

HISTORY
     The groupadd utility first appeared in OpenBSD 2.7.

AUTHORS
     The groupadd utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks <agc@NetBSD.org>.

OpenBSD 4.9		       September 3, 2010		   OpenBSD 4.9

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