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