VIPW(8)                      System Administration                     VIPW(8)

NAME
       vipw, vigr - edit the password or group file

SYNOPSIS
       vipw [options]

       vigr [options]

DESCRIPTION
       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.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
           Display help text and exit.

       -V, --version
           Print version and exit.

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

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

AVAILABILITY
       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/>

util-linux 2.40                   2024-04-06                           VIPW(8)