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| author | Benno Schulenberg | 2011-08-26 10:54:03 +0200 |
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| committer | Karel Zak | 2011-08-29 11:24:43 +0200 |
| commit | 6e7a408dda65a45ccbf6b91ec30baddda7dd28c1 (patch) | |
| tree | 505e80d6a4ad1b12d2dee7a76cc68b0171c37190 /login-utils/vipw.8 | |
| parent | docs: tweak the formatting and wording of some text-utils man pages (diff) | |
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vipw: (man page) uniformize header and footer, tweak the formatting
Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'login-utils/vipw.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | login-utils/vipw.8 | 25 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/login-utils/vipw.8 b/login-utils/vipw.8 index 6ed482d5f..eacf2c144 100644 --- a/login-utils/vipw.8 +++ b/login-utils/vipw.8 @@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ .\" .\" from: @(#)vipw.8 6.7 (Berkeley) 3/16/91 .\" -.Dd 7 July 1996 -.Dt VIPW 8 -.Os Util-Linux 2.6 +.Dd July 1996 " " +.Dt VIPW(8) "" "System Administration" +.Os util-linux .Sh NAME .Nm vipw, vigr -.Nd edit the password or group files +.Nd edit the password or group file .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm vipw .Op Fl V @@ -45,22 +45,27 @@ .Op Fl V .Op Fl -version .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Vipw +.Nm 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 will ask you -to try again later. The default editor for +to try again later. The default editor for .Nm vipw +and +.Nm vigr is .Xr vi 1 . -.br -.Nm Vigr -edits the group file in the same manner as vipw. +.Nm vigr +edits the group file in the same manner as +.Nm vipw +does the passwd file. .Sh ENVIRONMENT If the following environment variable exists it will be utilized by -.Nm vipw : +.Nm vipw +and +.Nm vigr : .Bl -tag -width EDITOR .It Ev EDITOR The editor specified by the string |