---
name: "viconf"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "ircd-hybrid"
version: "1:7.0.3-2"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/viconf"
---

# viconf(8)

safe editor for ircd-hybrid configuration files

## NAME

viconf, viklines, vimotd — safe editor for ircd-hybrid configuration files

## SYNOPSIS

**viconf**

## DESCRIPTION

**viconf** is a program that locks the ircd.conf   file in /etc/ircd-hybrid for editing by a privileged user, to avoid   corruption if the ircd wishes to write to it as well.

**viklines** is simply viconf for ircd-hybrid's   klines.conf file. **vimotd** edits the ircd.motd.

The above commands are **deprecated**   because there is no   more valid   reason to have to lock ircd.conf or klines.conf for writing, since the   ircd does not write to these until it restarts or shuts down.

This manual page was written for the **Debian** distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page.

## OPTIONS

This program takes no command line arguments that   are available to a user.

## SEE ALSO

[ircd-hybrid(8)](/ircd-hybrid/8.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Joshua Kwan \<joshk@triplehelix.org\>  and is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.