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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, --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.
Written by David MacKenzie.
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright © 2004
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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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