VIDIR(1)VIDIR(1)NAME
vidir - edit directory
SYNOPSIS
vidir [--verbose] [directory|file|-] ...
DESCRIPTION
vidir allows editing of the contents of a directory in a text editor. If no directory is specified, the current directory is edited.
When editing a directory, each item in the directory will appear on its own numbered line. These numbers are how vidir keeps track of what
items are changed. Delete lines to remove files from the directory, or edit filenames to rename files. You can also switch pairs of numbers
to swap filenames.
Note that if "-" is specified as the directory to edit, it reads a list of filenames from stdin and displays those for editing.
Alternatively, a list of files can be specified on the command line.
OPTIONS -v, --verbose
Verbosely display the actions taken by the program.
EXAMPLES
vidir
vidir *.jpeg
Typical uses.
find | vidir -
Edit subdirectory contents too. To delete subdirectories, delete all their contents and the subdirectory itself in the editor.
find -type f | vidir -
Edit all files under the current directory and subdirectories.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
EDITOR
Editor to use.
VISUAL
Also supported to determine what editor to use.
AUTHOR
Copyright 2006 by Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
Licensed under the GNU GPL.
moreutils 2010-04-28 VIDIR(1)
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VIPW(8) System Management Commands VIPW(8)NAME
vipw, vigr - edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file
SYNOPSIS
vipw [options]
vigr [options]
DESCRIPTION
The vipw and vigr commands edits the files /etc/passwd and /etc/group, respectively. With the -s flag, they will edit the shadow versions
of those files, /etc/shadow and /etc/gshadow, respectively. The programs will set the appropriate locks to prevent file corruption. When
looking for an editor, the programs will first try the environment variable $VISUAL, then the environment variable $EDITOR, and finally the
default editor, vi(1).
OPTIONS
The options which apply to the vipw and vigr commands are:
-g, --group
Edit group database.
-h, --help
Display help message and exit.
-p, --passwd
Edit passwd database.
-q, --quiet
Quiet mode.
-R, --root CHROOT_DIR
Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the CHROOT_DIR directory.
-s, --shadow
Edit shadow or gshadow database.
ENVIRONMENT
VISUAL
Editor to be used.
EDITOR
Editor to be used if VISUAL is not set.
FILES
/etc/group
Group account information.
/etc/gshadow
Secure group account information.
/etc/passwd
User account information.
/etc/shadow
Secure user account information.
SEE ALSO vi(1), group(5), gshadow(5) , passwd(5), , shadow(5).
shadow-utils 4.1.5.1 05/25/2012 VIPW(8)
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