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| .\" from: @(#)vipw.8 6.7 (Berkeley) 3/16/91 |
| .\" |
| .Dd 7 July 1996 |
| .Dt VIPW 8 |
| .Os Util-Linux 2.6 |
| .Sh NAME |
| .Nm vipw, vigr |
| .Nd edit the password or group files |
| .Sh SYNOPSIS |
| .Nm vipw |
| .Op Fl V |
| .Op Fl -version |
| .Nm vigr |
| .Op Fl V |
| .Op Fl -version |
| .Sh DESCRIPTION |
| .Nm 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, |
| .Nm vipw |
| will ask you |
| to try again later. The default editor for |
| .Nm vipw |
| is |
| .Xr vi 1 . |
| .br |
| .Nm Vigr |
| edits the group file in the same manner as vipw. |
| .Sh ENVIRONMENT |
| If the following environment variable exists it will be utilized by |
| .Nm vipw : |
| .Bl -tag -width EDITOR |
| .It Ev EDITOR |
| The editor specified by the string |
| .Ev EDITOR |
| will be invoked instead of the default editor |
| .Xr vi 1 . |
| .El |
| .Sh SEE ALSO |
| .Xr passwd 1 , |
| .Xr vi 1 , |
| .Xr passwd 5 |
| .Sh HISTORY |
| The |
| .Nm vipw |
| command appeared in |
| .Bx 4.0 . |
| .br |
| The |
| .Nm vigr |
| command appeared in Util-Linux 2.6. |
| .Sh AVAILABILITY |
| The vigr and vipw commands are part of the util-linux-ng package and are available from |
| ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/. |
