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SU(1) User Commands 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
-g --group=group
specify the primary group
-G --supp-group=group
specify a supplemental group
-c, --commmand=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.
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
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.
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 com‐
mand
info su
should give you access to the complete manual.
su 5.97 August 2008 SU(1)
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