Linux and Unix groupdel command

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About groupdel

Enables a super user or root to remove a group.

Syntax

groupdel group

groupThe name of the group you wish to delete.

Examples

Tip For this command to work you must have super user rights or be logged in as root.

groupdel newgroup

In this example the groupdel command would delete the newgroup group.

Related commands

groupadd
groupmod