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30.Dd November 7, 2005
31.Dt GROUP 8
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm group
35.Nd manage group information on the system
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.Nm
38.Cm add
39.Op options
40.Ar group
41.Nm
42.Cm del
43.Op options
44.Ar group
45.Nm
46.Cm info
47.Op options
48.Ar group
49.Nm
50.Cm mod
51.Op options
52.Ar group
53.Sh DESCRIPTION
54The
55.Nm
56utility acts as a frontend to the
57.Xr groupadd 8 ,
58.Xr groupmod 8 ,
59.Xr groupinfo 8 ,
60and
61.Xr groupdel 8
62commands.
63The utilities by default are built with
64.Dv EXTENSIONS .
65This allows for further functionality.
66.Pp
67For a full explanation of the options available, please see the relevant manual page.
68.Sh EXIT STATUS
69.Ex -std group
70.Sh SEE ALSO
71.Xr group 5 ,
72.Xr groupadd 8 ,
73.Xr groupdel 8 ,
74.Xr groupinfo 8 ,
75.Xr groupmod 8
76.Sh HISTORY
77The
78.Nm
79utility first appeared in
80.Nx 1.5 .
81It is based on the
82.Ar addnerd
83package by the same author.
84.Sh AUTHORS
85The
86.Nm
87utility was written by
88.An Alistair G. Crooks
89.Aq agc@NetBSD.org .
90