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page_title: groups update - Command
description: |-
  The "groups update" command lets Boundary admin update a group resource.
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# groups update

Command: `boundary groups update`

The `groups update` command lets you update an existing group's information.

## Examples

In this example, an existing group (`g_9SpLKOoTse`) has the following details:

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```plaintext
Group information:
  Created Time:        Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:58:50 PDT
  Description:         Support engineering group
  ID:                  g_9SpLKOoTse
  Name:                support
  Updated Time:        Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:58:50 PDT
  Version:             3

...snip...
```

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The following command updates the group's `description` and `version`:

```shell-session
$ boundary groups update -id g_9SpLKOoTse \
   -description "Customer support for product XXX" \
   -version 4
```

**Example output:**

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```plaintext
Group information:
  Created Time:        Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:58:50 PDT
  Description:         Customer support for product XXX
  ID:                  g_9SpLKOoTse
  Name:                support
  Updated Time:        Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:33:18 PDT
  Version:             4

  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
$ boundary groups update [options] [args]
```

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### Command options

- `-description` `(string: "")` - The description to set on the group.
- `-id` `(string: "")` - The ID of the group to update.
- `-name` `(string: "")` - The name to set on the group.
- `-version` `(string: "")` - The version of the group to update.
If you do not specify a version, the command performs a check-and-set automatically.

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