# cppw(8) - man - phpman

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## NAME
       cppw, cpgr - copy with locking the given file to the password or group file

## SYNOPSIS
       **cppw** [**-h**] [**-s**] password_file
       **cpgr** [**-h**] [**-s**] group_file


## DESCRIPTION
       **cppw**  and **cpgr** will copy, with locking, the given file to _/etc/passwd_ and _/etc/group_, respec‐
       tively.  With the **-s** flag, they will copy the shadow versions of those files, _/etc/shadow_ and
       _/etc/gshadow_, respectively.

       With the **-h** flag, the commands display a short help message and exit silently.

## SEE ALSO
       [**vipw**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vipw/8/markdown), [**vigr**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vigr/8/markdown), [**group**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/group/5/markdown), [**passwd**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/passwd/5/markdown), [**shadow**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/shadow/5/markdown), [**gshadow**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gshadow/5/markdown)

## AUTHOR
       **cppw** and **cpgr** were written by Stephen Frost, based on **vipw** and **vigr** written by Guy Maor.



                                             7 Apr 2005                                      [CPPW(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/CPPW/8/markdown)