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vipw(8) — Linux manual page

VIPW(8)                   System Administration                  VIPW(8)

NAME         top

       vipw, vigr - edit the password or group file

SYNOPSIS         top

       vipw [options]
       vigr [options]

DESCRIPTION         top

       vipw edits the password file after setting the appropriate locks,
       and does any necessary processing after the password file is
       unlocked.  If the password file is already locked for editing by
       another user, vipw will ask you to try again later.  The default
       editor for vipw and vigr is vi(1).  vigr edits the group file in
       the same manner as vipw does the passwd file.

ENVIRONMENT         top

       If the following environment variable exists, it will be utilized
       by vipw and vigr:

       EDITOR The editor specified by the string EDITOR will be invoked
              instead of the default editor vi(1).

HISTORY         top

       The vipw command appeared in 4.0BSD.
       The vigr command appeared in Util-Linux 2.6.

SEE ALSO         top

       vi(1), passwd(1), flock(2), passwd(5)

AVAILABILITY         top

       The vigr and vipw commands are part of the util-linux package and
       are available from Linux Kernel Archive 
       ⟨https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/⟩.

COLOPHON         top

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util-linux                   September 2011                      VIPW(8)

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