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layout: docs
page_title: managed-groups - Command
description: >-
  The "managed-groups" command performs operations on Boundary managed group resources. Managed groups represent collections of accounts.
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# managed-groups

Command: `boundary managed-groups`

The `managed-groups` command lets you perform operations on Boundary managed group resources.

## Example

The following command creates a managed group with the name `prodops` and the description `For ProdOps usage`:

```shell-session
$ boundary managed-groups create -name prodops -description "For ProdOps usage"
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
Usage: boundary managed-groups <subcommand> [options] [args]
  # ...
Subcommands:
    create    Create a managed group
    delete    Delete a managed group
    list      List a managed group
    read      Read a managed group
    update    Update a managed group
```

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For more information, examples, and usage, click on the name
of the subcommand in the sidebar or one of the links below:

- [create](/boundary/docs/commands/managed-groups/create)
- [delete](/boundary/docs/commands/managed-groups/delete)
- [list](/boundary/docs/commands/managed-groups/list)
- [read](/boundary/docs/commands/managed-groups/read)
- [update](/boundary/docs/commands/managed-groups/update)