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   2 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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   4 <refentry id='vipw.8'>
   5   <!--  $Id: vipw.8.xml,v 1.11 2005/10/01 15:01:46 kloczek Exp $  -->
   6   <refentryinfo>
   7     <date>26 Sep 1997</date>
   8   </refentryinfo>
   9   <refmeta>
  10     <refentrytitle>vipw</refentrytitle>
  11     <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  12     <refmiscinfo class='date'>26 Sep 1997</refmiscinfo>
  13   </refmeta>
  14   <refnamediv id='name'>
  15     <refname>vipw</refname>
  16     <refname>vigr</refname>
  17     <refpurpose>
  18       edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file.
  19     </refpurpose>
  20   </refnamediv>
  21
  22   <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
  23     <cmdsynopsis>
  24       <command>vipw</command><arg choice='opt'>-s </arg>
  25     </cmdsynopsis>
  26     <cmdsynopsis>
  27       <command>vigr</command><arg choice='opt'>-s </arg>
  28     </cmdsynopsis>
  29   </refsynopsisdiv>
  30
  31   <refsect1 id='description'>
  32     <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  33     <para>
  34       <command>vipw</command> and <command>vigr</command> will edit the
  35       files <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and
  36       <filename>/etc/group</filename>, respectively. With the
  37       <option>-s</option> flag, they will edit the shadow versions of those
  38       files, <filename>/etc/shadow</filename> and
  39       <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename>, respectively. The programs will set
  40       the appropriate locks to prevent file corruption. When looking for an
  41       editor, the programs will first try the environment variable
  42       <envar>$VISUAL</envar>, then the environment variable
  43       <emphasis>$EDITOR</emphasis>, and finally the default editor,
  44       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>vi</refentrytitle>
  45       <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
  46     </para>
  47   </refsect1>
  48
  49   <refsect1 id='see_also'>
  50     <title>SEE ALSO</title>
  51     <para>
  52       <citerefentry>
  53         <refentrytitle>group</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  54       </citerefentry>,
  55       <citerefentry>
  56         <refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  57       </citerefentry>,
  58       <citerefentry>
  59         <refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  60       </citerefentry>.
  61     </para>
  62   </refsect1>
  63 </refentry>