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3a60b1c2 | 32 | .\" @(#)vipw.8 6.7 (Berkeley) 3/16/91 |
6dbe3af9 | 33 | .\" |
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34 | .TH VIPW "8" "September 2011" "util-linux" "System Administration" |
35 | .SH NAME | |
36 | vipw, vigr \- edit the password or group file | |
37 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
38 | .B vipw | |
39 | [options] | |
40 | .br | |
41 | .B vigr | |
42 | [options] | |
43 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
44 | .B vipw | |
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45 | edits the password file after setting the appropriate locks, |
46 | and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked. | |
47 | If the password file is already locked for editing by another user, | |
6e34af1b | 48 | .B vipw |
6dbe3af9 | 49 | will ask you |
6e7a408d | 50 | to try again later. The default editor for |
6e34af1b | 51 | .B vipw |
6e7a408d | 52 | and |
6e34af1b | 53 | .B vigr |
6dbe3af9 | 54 | is |
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55 | .BR vi (1). |
56 | .B vigr | |
6e7a408d | 57 | edits the group file in the same manner as |
6e34af1b | 58 | .B vipw |
6e7a408d | 59 | does the passwd file. |
6e34af1b | 60 | .SH ENVIRONMENT |
46e0dd13 | 61 | If the following environment variable exists, it will be utilized by |
6e34af1b | 62 | .B vipw |
6e7a408d | 63 | and |
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64 | .BR vigr : |
65 | .I | |
66 | .TP | |
67 | .B EDITOR | |
6dbe3af9 | 68 | The editor specified by the string |
6e34af1b | 69 | .B EDITOR |
6dbe3af9 | 70 | will be invoked instead of the default editor |
6e34af1b | 71 | .BR vi (1). |
6e34af1b | 72 | .SH SEE ALSO |
f053ff1e | 73 | .BR vi (1), |
6e34af1b | 74 | .BR passwd (1), |
46b6bcca | 75 | .BR flock (2), |
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76 | .BR passwd (5) |
77 | .SH HISTORY | |
6dbe3af9 | 78 | The |
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79 | .B vipw |
80 | command appeared in 4.0BSD. | |
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81 | .br |
82 | The | |
6e34af1b | 83 | .B vigr |
fd6b7a7f | 84 | command appeared in Util-Linux 2.6. |
6e34af1b | 85 | .SH AVAILABILITY |
601d12fb | 86 | The vigr and vipw commands are part of the util-linux package and are available from |
d673b74e | 87 | .UR https://\:www.kernel.org\:/pub\:/linux\:/utils\:/util-linux/ |
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88 | Linux Kernel Archive |
89 | .UE . |