diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index e65c3a7..413f0e6 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # To Do
 
 - tutorial
-* group file not found (e.g. group edit)
 * invalid group name (e.g. '.')
 * building on non-Arch
diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/core.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/core.rs
index 9b04d19..1fe0097 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/core.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/core.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::fs::{remove_file, File};
 use std::os::unix::fs::symlink;
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, ensure, Context, Result};
+use anyhow::{bail, ensure, Context, Result};
 use clap::ArgMatches;
 use const_format::formatcp;
 
@@ -206,20 +206,40 @@ impl Pacdef {
     }
 
     fn show_group_content(&self, groups: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut iter = groups
+        let args: Vec<_> = groups
             .get_many::<String>("groups")
             .context("getting groups from args")?
-            .peekable();
+            .collect();
 
-        let show_more_than_one_group = iter.size_hint().0 > 1;
+        let mut errors = vec![];
+        let mut groups = vec![];
 
-        while let Some(arg_group) = iter.next() {
-            let group = self
-                .groups
-                .iter()
-                .find(|g| g.name == *arg_group)
-                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!(crate::Error::GroupFileNotFound(g.name)))?;
+        // make sure all args exist before doing anything
+        for arg_group in &args {
+            let group = self.groups.iter().find(|g| g.name == **arg_group);
 
+            let group = match group {
+                Some(g) => g,
+                None => {
+                    errors.push((*arg_group).clone());
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+
+            groups.push(group);
+        }
+
+        // return an error if any arg was not found
+        ensure!(
+            errors.is_empty(),
+            crate::Error::MultipleGroupsNotFound(errors)
+        );
+
+        let show_more_than_one_group = args.len() > 1;
+
+        let mut iter = groups.into_iter().peekable();
+
+        while let Some(group) = iter.next() {
             if show_more_than_one_group {
                 let name = &group.name;
                 println!("{name}");
diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/errors.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/errors.rs
index 510903c..2207c11 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/errors.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/errors.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::error::Error as ErrorTrait;
-use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::fmt::{Display, Write};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 /// Error types for pacdef.
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     GroupAlreadyExists(PathBuf),
     /// Invalid group name ('.' or '..')
     InvalidGroupName(String),
+    /// Multiple groups not found.
+    MultipleGroupsNotFound(Vec<String>),
 }
 
 impl Display for Error {
@@ -31,6 +33,17 @@ impl Display for Error {
             Self::InvalidGroupName(name) => {
                 f.write_str(&format!("group name '{name}' is not valid"))
             }
+            Self::MultipleGroupsNotFound(vec) => {
+                f.write_str("could not find the following groups:\n")?;
+                let mut iter = vec.iter().peekable();
+                while let Some(group) = iter.next() {
+                    f.write_str(&format!("  {group}"))?;
+                    if iter.peek().is_some() {
+                        f.write_char('\n')?;
+                    }
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            }
         }
     }
 }