groupadd

Add user groups to the system. See also: groups, groupdel, groupmod. More information: https://manned.org/groupadd.

Create a new group:
sudo groupadd {{group_name}}
Create a new system group:
sudo groupadd --system {{group_name}}
Create a new group with the specific groupid:
sudo groupadd --gid {{id}} {{group_name}}

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