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1.1     ! root        1: .TH VIPW 8
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: vipw \- edit the password file with vi
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B vipw
        !             7: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             8: .I Vipw
        !             9: edits the password file while setting the appropriate locks,
        !            10: and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked.
        !            11: If the password file is already being edited, then you will be told
        !            12: to try again later
        !            13: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            14: chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), passwd(5), adduser(8)
        !            15: .SH FILES
        !            16: /etc/vipw.lock
        !            17: .SH BUGS
        !            18: .I Vipw
        !            19: does not remove the vipw.lock file; this is not a bug, but people tend
        !            20: to think it is.
        !            21: .PP
        !            22: No one deals with left-over /etc/ptmp (the real lock) files after a system
        !            23: crash.

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