sudo
Executes a single command as the superuser or another user. More information: https://www.sudo.ws/sudo.html.
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Run a command as the superuser:
sudo {{less /var/log/syslog}}
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Edit a file as the superuser with your default editor:
sudo --edit {{/etc/fstab}}
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Run a command as another user and/or group:
sudo --user={{user}} --group={{group}} {{id -a}}
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Repeat the last command prefixed with
sudo
(only inbash
,zsh
, etc.):
sudo !!
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Launch the default shell with superuser privileges and run login-specific files (
.profile
,.bash_profile
, etc.):
sudo --login
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Launch the default shell with superuser privileges without changing the environment:
sudo --shell
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Launch the default shell as the specified user, loading the user's environment and reading login-specific files (
.profile
,.bash_profile
, etc.):
sudo --login --user={{user}}
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List the allowed (and forbidden) commands for the invoking user:
sudo --list
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