---
name: "vigr"
section: "8"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vigr"
---

# vigr(8)

edit the group file

## NAME

**vigr** – edit the group file

## SYNOPSIS

**vigr** \[**-d** *directory*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **vigr** utility makes a temporary copy of the group file, allows the user to edit it, then verifies that the edited file is valid before installing it.

The following options are available:

- **-d** *directory*

  Edit the group file in the specified directory instead of the default */etc/group*.

## ENVIRONMENT

- EDITOR

  The editor to use instead of [vi(1)](/vi/1.md).

- TMPDIR

  The directory in which to store the temporary copy of the group file.

## SEE ALSO

[group(5)](/group/5.md), [chkgrp(8)](/chkgrp/8.md), [vipw(8)](/vipw/8.md)

## HISTORY

The **vigr** utility appeared in FreeBSD 11.0.

## AUTHORS

The **vigr** utility and this manual page were written by Dag-Erling Smørgrav ⟨*des@FreeBSD.org*⟩.