vigr8
Edit the password or group file
Part of vipw(8).
Usage
vipw [options]
vigr [options]
Overview
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
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-h, --help -
Display help text and exit.
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-V, --version -
Display 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).
Releases
19 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 14 times.
--help since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--version since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-V since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-h since Debian 4.0 (Etch).
--group until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--passwd until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--quiet until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--root until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--shadow until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-R until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-g until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-p until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-q until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-s until Debian 13 (Trixie).