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.\" $NetBSD: groupmod.8,v 1.14 2005/11/25 08:00:18 agc Exp $ */
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.Dd November 7, 2005
.Dt GROUPMOD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm groupmod
.Nd modify an existing group on the system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl ov
.Op Fl g Ar gid
.Op Fl n Ar newname
.Ar group
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility modifies an existing group on the system.
See
.Xr group 8
for more information about
.Dv EXTENSIONS .
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl g Ar gid
Give the numeric group identifier to be used for the new group.
.It Fl n Ar new-group-name
Give the new name which the group shall have.
.It Fl o
Allow the new group to have a gid which is already in use for
another group.
.It 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 groupmod
.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 .