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.\" Title: vipw
.\" Author: Marek Michałkiewicz
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
.TH "VIPW" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
vipw, vigr \- edit the password, group, shadow\-password or shadow\-group file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBvipw\fR\ 'u
\fBvipw\fR [\fIoptions\fR]
.HP \w'\fBvigr\fR\ 'u
\fBvigr\fR [\fIoptions\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
\fBvipw\fR
and
\fBvigr\fR
commands edit the files
/etc/passwd
and
/etc/group, respectively\&. With the
\fB\-s\fR
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
\fB$VISUAL\fR, then the environment variable
\fB$EDITOR\fR, and finally the default editor,
\fBvi\fR(1)\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The options which apply to the
\fBvipw\fR
and
\fBvigr\fR
commands are:
.PP
\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-group\fR
.RS 4
Edit group database\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Display help message and exit\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-passwd\fR
.RS 4
Edit passwd database\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
.RS 4
Quiet mode\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-root\fR\ \&\fICHROOT_DIR\fR
.RS 4
Apply changes in the
\fICHROOT_DIR\fR
directory and use the configuration files from the
\fICHROOT_DIR\fR
directory\&. Only absolute paths are supported\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-shadow\fR
.RS 4
Edit shadow or gshadow database\&.
.RE
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.PP
\fBVISUAL\fR
.RS 4
Editor to be used\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBEDITOR\fR
.RS 4
Editor to be used if
\fBVISUAL\fR
is not set\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
/etc/group
.RS 4
Group account information\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/gshadow
.RS 4
Secure group account information\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/passwd
.RS 4
User account information\&.
.RE
.PP
/etc/shadow
.RS 4
Secure user account information\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBvi\fR(1),
\fBgroup\fR(5),
\fBgshadow\fR(5)
,
\fBpasswd\fR(5), ,
\fBshadow\fR(5)\&.
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