VIPW(8)

NAME
vipw, vigr - edit the password, group, shadow, or sgroup file

SYNOPSIS
vipw [-s]
vigr [-s]

DESCRIPTION
Vipw and vigr edit the password and group files, respectively, after setting the appropriate locks. With the -s option, they will edit the shadow and sgroup files. They do any necessary processing after the files are unlocked. If the password or group file is already locked for editing by another user, you will be asked to try again later. The default editor under Debian GNU/Linux is ae(1).

ENVIRONMENT
vipw and vigr will try the environment variables VISUAL and EDITOR before defaulting to ae(1).

SEE ALSO
passwd(5), group(5), shadow(5), sgroup(5)

HISTORY
The vipw command appeared in 4.0BSD.