tldr/pages/common/visudo.md

visudo

Safely edit the sudoers file. More information: https://www.sudo.ws/man/1.8.13/visudo.man.html.

• 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