VIPW(8)			      System Administration			 VIPW(8)

NAME
     vipw, vigr - edit the password or group file

SYNOPSIS
     vipw [options]

     vigr [options]

DESCRIPTION
     vipw  edits the password file after setting the appropriate locks, and does
     any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked. If the  pass-
     word  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 ed-
     its the group file in the same manner as vipw does the passwd file.

OPTIONS
     -h, --help
	 Display help text and exit.

     -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).

HISTORY
     The  vipw	command	 appeared  in  4.0BSD.	The  vigr  command  appeared  in
     Util-Linux 2.6.

SEE ALSO
     vi(1), passwd(1), flock(2), passwd(5)

AVAILABILITY
     The  vigr	and  vipw  commands  are  part of the util-linux package and are
     available		 from		Linux		Kernel		 Archive
     <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>

util-linux 2.42.1		   2026-05-18				 VIPW(8)