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+.TH PASSWD 5 
+.SH NAME
+passwd \- password file
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Passwd
+contains for each user the
+following information:
+.HP 10
+name (login name, contains no upper case)
+.br
+.ns
+.HP 10
+encrypted password
+.br
+.ns
+.HP 10
+numerical user ID
+.br
+.ns
+.HP 10
+numerical group ID
+.br
+.ns
+.HP 10
+user's real name, office, extension, home phone.
+The name may contain `&', meaning insert the login name.
+This information is set by the
+.IR chfn (1)
+command and used by the
+.IR finger (1)
+command.
+.br
+.ns
+.HP 10
+initial working directory
+.br
+.ns
+.HP 10
+program to use as Shell
+.PP
+This is an ASCII file.  Each field within each user's entry
+is separated from the next by a colon.
+Each user is separated from the next by a new-line.
+If the password field is null, no password is demanded;
+if the Shell field is null, the Shell itself
+is used.
+.PP
+This file resides in directory /etc.
+Because of the encrypted
+passwords, it can and does have general read
+permission and can be used, for example,
+to map numerical user ID's to names.
+.SH FILES
+/etc/passwd
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+getpwent(3), login(1), crypt(3), passwd(1), group(5), chfn(1), finger(1)