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  The "roles create" command creates a new role resource.
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# roles create

Command: `roles create`

The `roles create` command lets you create a new role.

## Example

This example creates a role with the name `prodops` and the description `Role for ProdOps`:

```shell-session
$ boundary roles create -name prodops -description "Role for ProdOps"
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary roles create [options] [args]
```

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### Command options

- `-description=<string>` - The description to assign to the role.
- `-name=<string>` - The name to assign to the role.
- `-scope-id=<string>` - The scope in which you want to create the role.
The default is `global`.
You can also specify the scope using the **BOUNDARY_SCOPE_ID** environment variable.

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