visudo Command Examples

Safely edit the sudoers file. More information: https://www.sudo.ws/docs/man/visudo.man.

• Edit the sudoers file:

sudo visudo

• Check the sudoers file for errors:

sudo visudo {{[-c|--check]}}

• Edit the sudoers file using a specific editor:

sudo EDITOR={{editor}} visudo

• Display version information:

visudo {{[-V|--version]}}