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NAME

vipw - edit the password file

SYNOPSIS

vipw

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 is vi (1).

ENVIRONMENT

If the following environment variable exists it will be utilized by vipw :
Ev EDITOR The editor specified by the string will be invoked instead of the default editor vi (1).

SEE ALSO

passwd (1), vi (1), passwd (5)

HISTORY

The vipw command appeared in BSD 4.0 .


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