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su(1) |
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su − run a shell with substitute user and group IDs
su [OPTION]... [-] [USER [ARG]...]
Change the
effective user id and group id to that of USER.
−, −l, −−login
make the shell a login shell
−c, −−command=COMMAND
pass a single COMMAND to the shell with −c
−−session−command=COMMAND
pass a single COMMAND to the shell with −c and do not create a new session
−f, −−fast
pass −f to the shell (for csh or tcsh)
−m, −−preserve−environment
do not reset environment variables
−p |
same as −m |
−s, −−shell=SHELL
run SHELL if /etc/shells allows it
−−help |
display this help and exit |
−−version
output version information and exit
A mere − implies −l. If USER not given, assume root.
Written by David MacKenzie.
Report bugs to <bug−coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO
WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
The full documentation for su is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and su programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info su
should give you access to the complete manual.
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