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su

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.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.

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.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1999 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.