visudo
Safely edit the sudoers file. More information: https://www.sudo.ws/docs/man/visudo.man.
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Edit the sudoers file:
sudo visudo -
Check the sudoers file for errors:
sudo visudo -c -
Edit the sudoers file using a specific editor:
sudo EDITOR={{editor}} visudo -
Display version information:
visudo --version
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