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VIPW(8)			  System Management Commands		       VIPW(8)

NAME
       vipw, vigr - edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group
       file

SYNOPSIS
       vipw [options]

       vigr [options]

DESCRIPTION
       The vipw and vigr commands edits the files /etc/passwd and /etc/group,
       respectively. With the -s flag, they will edit the shadow versions of
       those files, /etc/shadow and /etc/gshadow, respectively. The programs
       will set the appropriate locks to prevent file corruption. When looking
       for an editor, the programs will first try the environment variable
       $VISUAL, then the environment variable $EDITOR, and finally the default
       editor, vi(1).

OPTIONS
       The options which apply to the vipw and vigr commands are:

       -g, --group
	   Edit group database.

       -h, --help
	   Display help message and exit.

       -p, --passwd
	   Edit passwd database.

       -q, --quiet
	   Quiet mode.

       -R, --root CHROOT_DIR
	   Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration
	   files from the CHROOT_DIR directory.

       -s, --shadow
	   Edit shadow or gshadow database.

ENVIRONMENT
       VISUAL
	   Editor to be used.

       EDITOR
	   Editor to be used if VISUAL is not set.

FILES
       /etc/group
	   Group account information.

       /etc/gshadow
	   Secure group account information.

       /etc/passwd
	   User account information.

       /etc/shadow
	   Secure user account information.

SEE ALSO
       vi(1), group(5), gshadow(5) , passwd(5), , shadow(5).

shadow-utils 4.1.5.1		  05/25/2012			       VIPW(8)
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