su

 

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 SU(1)                          FSF                          SU(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        su - run a shell with substitute user and group IDs
 
SYNOPSIS
        su [OPTION]... [-] [USER [ARG]...]
 
DESCRIPTION
        Change the effective user id and group id to that of USER.
 
        -, -l, --login
               make the shell a login shell
 
        -c, --commmand=COMMAND
               pass a single COMMAND to the shell with -c
 
        -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.
 
AUTHOR
        Written by David MacKenzie.
 
 REPORTING BUGS
        Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright © 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi­
        tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
        or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
SEE ALSO
        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.
 
 
 
 GNU sh-utils 2.0.11         July 2001                       SU(1)

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