() () NAME visudo - safely edit the sudoers file SYNOPSIS visudo [-chqsV] [[-f] sudoers] DESCRIPTION visudo edits the sudoers file in a safe manner, similar to vipw(8). OPTIONS -c, --check Only check if there are errors in the existing sudoers file. -f sudoers, --file=sudoers Instead of editing the default /etc/sudoers, edit the file specified as sudoers instead. -h, --help Show a help message. -I, --no-includes Do not edit included files. -q, --quiet Less verbose syntax error messages. -s, --strict Strict syntax checking. -V, --version Display version information and exit. SEE ALSO sudo(8), sudoers(5) ()