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.Dd November 14, 2022
.Dt VIDOAS 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm vidoas
.Nd edit the doas configuration file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl n
.Op Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility opens an editor on a temporary copy of the
.Xr doas 1
configuration file and checks it for syntax errors before installing it as the
actual configuration file.
If edited the doas configuration file requires root permissions, it is opened
using
.Xr doasedit 8 ,
otherwise the editor is either
.Ev VISUAL ,
.Ev EDITOR ,
or
.Xr vi 1
in that order.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl n
Do not edit the file, just perform prerequisite checks.
If this switch is repeated, all output will be suppressed and the check result
is only indicated by the exit status.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Ev VISUAL
The editor to use to edit the target text file.
If the VISUAL variable is not set, then EDTIOR is used as a fallback.
.It Ev EDITOR
The editor to use to edit the target text file if VISUAL is not set.
If the EDITOR variable is not set, then the command
.Xr vi 1
is used.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Pa @DOAS_CONF@
The default configuration file to edit, when no
.Ar file
argument is specified.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr doas 1 ,
.Xr vi 1 ,
.Xr doas.conf 5 ,
.Xr doasedit 8
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm
utility was originally written by
.An Kimmo Suominen Aq Mt kim@netbsd.org
and the manual page was originally written by
.An Jesse Smith Aq Mt jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca ,
but both are now maintained by
.An Thomas Voss Aq Mt mail@thomasvoss.com .