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diff --git a/login-utils/vipw.8 b/login-utils/vipw.8 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..23d84ad69 --- /dev/null +++ b/login-utils/vipw.8 @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" from: @(#)vipw.8 6.7 (Berkeley) 3/16/91 +.\" vipw.8,v 1.1.1.1 1995/02/22 19:09:25 faith Exp +.\" +.Dd March 16, 1991 +.Dt VIPW 8 +.Os BSD 4 +.Sh NAME +.Nm vipw +.Nd edit the password file +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm vipw +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.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 +.Nm vipw +is +.Xr vi 1 . +.Sh ENVIRONMENT +If the following environment variable exists it will be utilized by +.Nm vipw : +.Bl -tag -width EDITOR +.It Ev EDITOR +The editor specified by the string +.Ev EDITOR +will be invoked instead of the default editor +.Xr vi 1 . +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr passwd 1 , +.Xr vi 1 , +.Xr passwd 5 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +command appeared in +.Bx 4.0 . |