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Fix SYNOPSES: Options without arguments go first in a bunch (see /usr/share/misc/style) "add", "del", "info", "mod" arguments to user(8) and group(8) are command modifiers, not normal text. -D is not optional when setting the defaults for useradd(8) Also add a missing .Ar to groupinfo.8
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.\" $NetBSD: groupadd.8,v 1.5 2000/10/03 19:32:23 bjh21 Exp $ */
Add SVR4/Solaris-like useradd/usermod/userdel functionality, and groupadd/groupmod/groupdel functionality, along with two front-end utilities, user(8) and group(8). Based on the addnerd package, but most of the interface has been completely rewritten, and suggestions from simonb and mrg have been incorporated.
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use (c) instead of 8bit copyright symbol...
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Add SVR4/Solaris-like useradd/usermod/userdel functionality, and groupadd/groupmod/groupdel functionality, along with two front-end utilities, user(8) and group(8). Based on the addnerd package, but most of the interface has been completely rewritten, and suggestions from simonb and mrg have been incorporated.
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.Dd November 30, 1999
.Dt GROUPADD 8
.Os NetBSD
.Sh NAME
.Nm groupadd
.Nd add a group to the system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
Fix SYNOPSES: Options without arguments go first in a bunch (see /usr/share/misc/style) "add", "del", "info", "mod" arguments to user(8) and group(8) are command modifiers, not normal text. -D is not optional when setting the defaults for useradd(8) Also add a missing .Ar to groupinfo.8
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.Op Fl ov
Add SVR4/Solaris-like useradd/usermod/userdel functionality, and groupadd/groupmod/groupdel functionality, along with two front-end utilities, user(8) and group(8). Based on the addnerd package, but most of the interface has been completely rewritten, and suggestions from simonb and mrg have been incorporated.
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.Op Fl g Ar gid
- Use .Ar for argument. - Move SEE ALSO section before the HISTORY section as described in mdoc(7) with: + removing traing dot. + spliting files into FILES section. - Refer pathnames using .Pa (rather .Ar or .Xr).
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.Ar group
Add SVR4/Solaris-like useradd/usermod/userdel functionality, and groupadd/groupmod/groupdel functionality, along with two front-end utilities, user(8) and group(8). Based on the addnerd package, but most of the interface has been completely rewritten, and suggestions from simonb and mrg have been incorporated.
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.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
allow 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
The
.Nm
utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
- Use .Ar for argument. - Move SEE ALSO section before the HISTORY section as described in mdoc(7) with: + removing traing dot. + spliting files into FILES section. - Refer pathnames using .Pa (rather .Ar or .Xr).
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.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr group 5 ,
.Xr user 8
Add SVR4/Solaris-like useradd/usermod/userdel functionality, and groupadd/groupmod/groupdel functionality, along with two front-end utilities, user(8) and group(8). Based on the addnerd package, but most of the interface has been completely rewritten, and suggestions from simonb and mrg have been incorporated.
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.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility first appeared in
.Nx 1.5 .
It is based on the
.Ar addnerd
package by the same author.
.Sh AUTHOR
The
.Nm
utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks (agc@netbsd.org).