groupdel(1M)                                            groupdel(1M)


       NAME
             groupdel - delete a group definition from the system

       SYNOPSIS
             groupdel group

       DESCRIPTION
             The groupdel command removes a group definition from the
             system by deleting the entry for the relevant group from the
             /etc/group file.  It does not, however, remove the group ID
             (GID) from the password file; the deleted GID remains in
             effect for any directories and files that have it.

             The following options are available:

             group A string of printable characters that specifies the
                   group to be deleted.

       FILES
             /etc/group

       REFERENCES
             groupadd(1M), groupmod(1M), logins(1M), useradd(1M),
             userdel(1M), usermod(1M), users(1BSD)

       DIAGNOSTICS
             The groupdel command exits with 0 on success, or displays
             error messages under the following conditions:

                   group does not exist.

                   Cannot update the /etc/group file.
















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