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| ## Name
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| groupadd - add a new group to the system group file
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| ## Synopsis
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| ```**sh
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| # groupadd [options] <group>
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| ```
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| ## Description
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| This program adds a new group to the system.
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| This program must be run as root.
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| ## Options
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| * `-g`, `--gid` _gid_: The group identifier for the new group. If not specified, an unused GID above `100` will be auto-generated.
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| ## Exit Values
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| * 0 - Success
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| * 1 - Couldn't update the group file
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| * 3 - Invalid argument to option
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| * 4 - GID already in use
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| ## Files
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| * `/etc/group` - new group information (such GID) is appended to this file.
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| ## Examples
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| ```sh
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| # groupadd -g 110 contributors
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| # groupadd maintainers
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| ```
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