The vipw and vigr commands are similar and use the default text editor to safely modify user or group configuration files. Learn more here.
The “vipw” (stands for “vi password“) and “vigr” (stands for “vi group“) commands are very similar and use your default text editor (choosing either from the “$VISUAL” or “$EDITOR” environment variables) to safely modify the user or group configuration files:
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