[CentOS] Slightly OT: check creation of a group

[Geoff Galitz]

> Apparently I can't seem to "negate" the test, e. g. something like
> 
> if !(grep medintux /etc/group)
> 
> Any suggestions for the correct syntax here ?
>


I'd do it like this:

grep medintux /etc/group
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
  echo "Group not found"
fi



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