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NAME
     passwd - change login password

SYNOPSIS
     passwd name password

DESCRIPTION
     The password becomes associated with the given login name.
     This can only be done by corresponding user or by the
     super-user.  An explicit null argument ("") for the password
     argument removes any password.

FILES
     /etc/passwd

SEE ALSO
     login (I), passwd (V), crypt (III)

BUGS

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