# rpk profile edit

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [cloud-data-platform-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform-full.txt)

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title: rpk profile edit
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/rpk/rpk-profile/rpk-profile-edit.md -->

Edit an `rpk profile`.

This command opens your default editor to edit the specified profile, or the current profile if no profile is specified. If the profile does not exist, this command creates it and switches to it.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk profile edit [NAME] [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| -h, --help | - | Help for edit. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. |
| --profile | string | Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. |
| -v, --verbose | - | Enable verbose logging. |