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page_title: groups - Command
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  The "groups" command lets Boundary admin create and manage group resources.
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# groups

Command: `boundary groups`

The `groups` command lets you create and manage group resources in Boundary.

A group in Boundary is a resource that represents a collection of users that are treated equally for the purposes of access control.
A group is a principal, which means it can be assigned to roles.
Roles assigned to a group are indirectly assigned to the users in the group, and users receive all permissions of the assigned roles.
You can define groups at the global, organization, or project scope.

## Examples

The following example creates a group, `group01` in a scope with the id `o_R0wbo0H6Zl`:

```shell-session
$ boundary groups create -name "group01" \
   -description "A test group" \
   -scope-id o_R0wbo0H6Zl
```

**Example output:**

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```plaintext
Group information:
  Created Time:        Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:51:44 PDT
  Description:         A test group
  ID:                  g_XzlDiNLgoz
  Name:                group01
  Updated Time:        Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:51:44 PDT
  Version:             1

  Scope:
    ID:                o_R0wbo0H6Zl
    Name:              quick-start-org
    Parent Scope ID:   global
    Type:              org

  Authorized Actions:
    no-op
    read
    update
    delete
    add-members
    set-members
    remove-members
```

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## Usage

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```shell-session
Usage: boundary groups [sub command] [options] [args]

  # ...

Subcommands:
    add-members       Add members to a group
    create            Create a group
    delete            Delete a group
    list              List a group
    read              Read a group
    remove-members    Remove members from a group
    set-members       Set the full contents of the members on a group
    update            Update a 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:

- [add-members](/boundary/docs/commands/groups/add-members)
- [create](/boundary/docs/commands/groups/create)
- [delete](/boundary/docs/commands/groups/delete)
- [list](/boundary/docs/commands/groups/list)
- [read](/boundary/docs/commands/groups/read)
- [remove-members](/boundary/docs/commands/groups/remove-members)
- [set-members](/boundary/docs/commands/groups/set-members)
- [update](/boundary/docs/commands/groups/update)