$NetBSD: groupadd.8,v 1.16 2006/01/20 21:50:54 wiz Exp $ */
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.Dd November 7, 2005 .Dt GROUPADD 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm groupadd .Nd add a group to the system .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl ov .Op Fl g Ar gid .Op Fl r Ar lowgid Ns Li .. Ns Ar highgid .Ar group .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility adds a group to the system. See .Xr group 8 for more information about .Dv EXTENSIONS . The options are as follows: l -tag -width Ds t Fl g Ar gid Give the numeric group identifier to be used for the new group. t Fl o Allow the new group to have a gid which is already in use for another group. t Fl r Ar lowgid Ns Li .. Ns Ar highgid Set the low and high bounds of a gid range for new groups. A new group can only be created if there are gids which can be assigned inside the range. This option is included if built with .Dv EXTENSIONS . t Fl v Enable verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed. This option is included if built with .Dv EXTENSIONS . .El .Sh EXIT STATUS .Ex -std groupadd .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr group 5 , .Xr group 8 , .Xr user 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm utility first appeared in .Nx 1.5 . It is based on the .Ar addnerd package by the same author. .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm utility was written by .An Alistair G. Crooks .Aq agc@NetBSD.org .
Copyright (c) 1999 Alistair G. Crooks. All rights reserved.
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.Dd November 7, 2005 .Dt GROUPADD 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm groupadd .Nd add a group to the system .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl ov .Op Fl g Ar gid .Op Fl r Ar lowgid Ns Li .. Ns Ar highgid .Ar group .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility adds a group to the system. See .Xr group 8 for more information about .Dv EXTENSIONS . The options are as follows: l -tag -width Ds t Fl g Ar gid Give the numeric group identifier to be used for the new group. t Fl o Allow the new group to have a gid which is already in use for another group. t Fl r Ar lowgid Ns Li .. Ns Ar highgid Set the low and high bounds of a gid range for new groups. A new group can only be created if there are gids which can be assigned inside the range. This option is included if built with .Dv EXTENSIONS . t Fl v Enable verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed. This option is included if built with .Dv EXTENSIONS . .El .Sh EXIT STATUS .Ex -std groupadd .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr group 5 , .Xr group 8 , .Xr user 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm utility first appeared in .Nx 1.5 . It is based on the .Ar addnerd package by the same author. .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm utility was written by .An Alistair G. Crooks .Aq agc@NetBSD.org .