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