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.SH NAME
.PP
\f[V]visudo\f[R] - safely edit the sudoers file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\f[V]visudo\f[R] [\f[V]-chqsV\f[R]] [[\f[V]-f\f[R]] \f[I]sudoers\f[R]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\f[V]visudo\f[R] edits the \f[I]sudoers\f[R] file in a safe manner,
similar to vipw(8).
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\f[V]-c\f[R], \f[V]--check\f[R]
Only check if there are errors in the existing sudoers file.
.TP
\f[V]-f\f[R] \f[I]sudoers\f[R], \f[V]--file\f[R]=\f[I]sudoers\f[R]
Instead of editing the default \f[V]/etc/sudoers\f[R], edit the file
specified as \f[I]sudoers\f[R] instead.
.TP
\f[V]-h\f[R], \f[V]--help\f[R]
Show a help message.
.TP
\f[V]-I\f[R], \f[V]--no-includes\f[R]
Do not edit included files.
.TP
\f[V]-q\f[R], \f[V]--quiet\f[R]
Less verbose syntax error messages.
.TP
\f[V]-s\f[R], \f[V]--strict\f[R]
Strict syntax checking.
.TP
\f[V]-V\f[R], \f[V]--version\f[R]
Display version information and exit.
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
sudo(8), sudoers(5)