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author | Sami Kerola | 2011-09-17 21:28:12 +0200 |
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committer | Sami Kerola | 2011-10-03 20:06:33 +0200 |
commit | 6e34af1bcda0018fa3c50c19b2875c6f08f95c4a (patch) | |
tree | 7c74dcb4d0d6dbf01479074eeddf5a0b62ccc95b | |
parent | docs: fix return value table in fsck.8 (diff) | |
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docs: align vipw.8 with howto-man-page.txt
Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
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diff --git a/login-utils/vipw.8 b/login-utils/vipw.8 index eacf2c144..66c99d1fd 100644 --- a/login-utils/vipw.8 +++ b/login-utils/vipw.8 @@ -31,61 +31,59 @@ .\" .\" from: @(#)vipw.8 6.7 (Berkeley) 3/16/91 .\" -.Dd July 1996 " " -.Dt VIPW(8) "" "System Administration" -.Os util-linux -.Sh NAME -.Nm vipw, vigr -.Nd edit the password or group file -.Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm vipw -.Op Fl V -.Op Fl -version -.Nm vigr -.Op Fl V -.Op Fl -version -.Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm vipw +.TH VIPW "8" "September 2011" "util-linux" "System Administration" +.SH NAME +vipw, vigr \- edit the password or group file +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B vipw +[options] +.br +.B vigr +[options] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B 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, -.Nm vipw +.B vipw will ask you to try again later. The default editor for -.Nm vipw +.B vipw and -.Nm vigr +.B vigr is -.Xr vi 1 . -.Nm vigr +.BR vi (1). +.B vigr edits the group file in the same manner as -.Nm vipw +.B vipw does the passwd file. -.Sh ENVIRONMENT +.SH ENVIRONMENT If the following environment variable exists it will be utilized by -.Nm vipw +.B vipw and -.Nm vigr : -.Bl -tag -width EDITOR -.It Ev EDITOR +.BR vigr : +.I +.TP +.B EDITOR The editor specified by the string -.Ev EDITOR +.B EDITOR will be invoked instead of the default editor -.Xr vi 1 . +.BR vi (1). .El -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr passwd 1 , -.Xr vi 1 , -.Xr passwd 5 -.Sh HISTORY +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR passwd (1), +.BR vi (1), +.BR passwd (5) +.SH HISTORY The -.Nm vipw -command appeared in -.Bx 4.0 . +.B vipw +command appeared in 4.0BSD. .br The -.Nm vigr +.B vigr command appeared in Util-Linux 2.6. -.Sh AVAILABILITY +.SH AVAILABILITY The vigr and vipw commands are part of the util-linux package and are available from -ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/. +.UR ftp://\:ftp.kernel.org\:/pub\:/linux\:/utils\:/util-linux/ +Linux Kernel Archive +.UE . |