diff --git a/scst/README b/scst/README
index 7f35d0eca..6c1413fcf 100644
--- a/scst/README
+++ b/scst/README
@@ -1237,32 +1237,32 @@ other_tgt_id=2
 cd /sys/kernel/scst_tgt/device_groups
 echo del dgroup1         >mgmt
 echo del dgroup2         >mgmt
-echo add dgroup1         >mgmt
+echo create dgroup1      >mgmt
 echo add disk01          >dgroup1/devices/mgmt
-echo add tgroup1         >dgroup1/target_groups/mgmt
+echo create tgroup1      >dgroup1/target_groups/mgmt
 echo ${own_tgt_id}       >dgroup1/target_groups/tgroup1/group_id
 echo add ib_srpt_0       >dgroup1/target_groups/tgroup1/mgmt
 echo ${own_tgt_id}       >dgroup1/target_groups/tgroup1/ib_srpt_0/rel_tgt_id
 if [ ${own_tgt_id} = 1 ]; then
  echo 1                  >dgroup1/target_groups/tgroup1/preferred
 fi
-echo add tgroup2         >dgroup1/target_groups/mgmt
+echo create tgroup2      >dgroup1/target_groups/mgmt
 echo ${other_tgt_id}     >dgroup1/target_groups/tgroup2/group_id
 echo add ib_srpt_0-other >dgroup1/target_groups/tgroup2/mgmt
 echo ${other_tgt_id}     >dgroup1/target_groups/tgroup2/ib_srpt_0-other/rel_tgt_id
 if [ ${other_tgt_id} = 1 ]; then
  echo 1                  >dgroup1/target_groups/tgroup1/preferred
 fi
-echo add dgroup2         >mgmt
+echo create dgroup2      >mgmt
 echo add disk02          >dgroup2/devices/mgmt
-echo add tgroup1         >dgroup2/target_groups/mgmt
+echo create tgroup1      >dgroup2/target_groups/mgmt
 echo ${own_tgt_id}       >dgroup2/target_groups/tgroup1/group_id
 echo add ib_srpt_0       >dgroup2/target_groups/tgroup1/mgmt
 echo ${own_tgt_id}       >dgroup2/target_groups/tgroup1/ib_srpt_0/rel_tgt_id
 if [ ${own_tgt_id} = 2 ]; then
  echo 1                  >dgroup2/target_groups/tgroup1/preferred
 fi
-echo add tgroup2         >dgroup2/target_groups/mgmt
+echo create tgroup2      >dgroup2/target_groups/mgmt
 echo ${other_tgt_id}     >dgroup2/target_groups/tgroup2/group_id
 echo add ib_srpt_0-other >dgroup2/target_groups/tgroup2/mgmt
 echo ${other_tgt_id}     >dgroup2/target_groups/tgroup2/ib_srpt_0-other/rel_tgt_id
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_sysfs.c b/scst/src/scst_sysfs.c
index 4c33412e7..57b086e82 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_sysfs.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_sysfs.c
@@ -5388,7 +5388,7 @@ static ssize_t scst_dg_tgs_mgmt_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 				    struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	static const char help[] =
-		"Usage: echo \"add group_name\" >mgmt\n"
+		"Usage: echo \"create group_name\" >mgmt\n"
 		"       echo \"del group_name\" >mgmt\n";
 
 	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, help);
@@ -5413,7 +5413,7 @@ static int scst_dg_tgs_mgmt_store_work_fn(struct scst_sysfs_work_item *w)
 	res = -EINVAL;
 	pp = cmd;
 	p = scst_get_next_lexem(&pp);
-	if (strcasecmp(p, "add") == 0) {
+	if (strcasecmp(p, "create") == 0 || strcasecmp(p, "add") == 0) {
 		dev_name = scst_get_next_lexem(&pp);
 		if (!*dev_name)
 			goto out;
@@ -5526,7 +5526,7 @@ static ssize_t scst_device_groups_mgmt_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 					    char *buf)
 {
 	static const char help[] =
-		"Usage: echo \"add group_name\" >mgmt\n"
+		"Usage: echo \"create group_name\" >mgmt\n"
 		"       echo \"del group_name\" >mgmt\n";
 
 	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, help);
@@ -5549,7 +5549,7 @@ static ssize_t scst_device_groups_mgmt_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	res = -EINVAL;
 	p = scst_get_next_lexem(&pp);
-	if (strcasecmp(p, "add") == 0) {
+	if (strcasecmp(p, "create") == 0 || strcasecmp(p, "add") == 0) {
 		group_name = scst_get_next_lexem(&pp);
 		if (!*group_name)
 			goto out;