passwd
tool on most Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to change a user's password
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passwd
Summary
passwd is a standard UNIX utility or command[1]. passwd draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #38 of 124).[2]
Key Facts
- passwd's image is recorded as Passwd screenshot.png[3].
- passwd's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command[4].
- passwd's instance of is recorded as utility software[5].
- passwd's instance of is recorded as computer security software[6].
- passwd's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047q_t4[7].
- passwd's readable file format is recorded as Q307510[8].
- passwd's facet of is recorded as Unix security[9].
- passwd's different from is recorded as Q307510[10].
- passwd's different from is recorded as shadow password file[11].
- passwd's man page is recorded as passwd.1[12].
Why It Matters
passwd draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #38 of 124).[2] passwd has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] passwd is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]