NetBSD/usr.sbin/user/group.8
jmmv bc6cd262e3 Add the -r flag to groupadd; it can be used to specify a gid range in which
new groups should be created.  This is similar to useradd's -r flag.

Closes my own PR bin/22791.  Patch by URA Hiroshi with some minor changes
by me.

No objections in tech-userlevel@ for multiple days.
2005-02-05 10:43:14 +00:00

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.\" $NetBSD: group.8,v 1.11 2005/02/05 10:43:14 jmmv Exp $ */
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.Dd February 5, 2005
.Dt GROUP 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm group
.Nd manage group information on the system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Cm add
.Op Fl ov
.Op Fl g Ar gid
.Op Fl r Ar low Ns Li .. Ns Ar high
.Ar group
.Nm
.Cm del
.Op Fl v
.Ar group
.Nm
.Cm info
.Op Fl ev
.Ar group
.Nm
.Cm mod
.Op Fl ov
.Op Fl g Ar gid
.Op Fl n Ar newname
.Ar group
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility acts as a frontend to the
.Xr groupadd 8 ,
.Xr groupmod 8 ,
.Xr groupinfo 8 ,
and
.Xr groupdel 8
commands.
.Pp
For a full explanation of the options, please see the relevant manual page.
.Pp
The
.Nm
utility exits 0 on success, and \*[Gt]0 if an error occurs.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr group 5 ,
.Xr groupadd 8 ,
.Xr groupdel 8 ,
.Xr groupinfo 8 ,
.Xr groupmod 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 .