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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# sudo
> Execute a single command as the superuser or another user.
> See also: `pkexec`, `run0`, `doas`.
> More information: <https://www.sudo.ws/sudo.html>.
- Run a command as the superuser:
`sudo {{less /var/log/syslog}}`
- Edit a file as the superuser with your default editor:
`sudo {{[-e|--edit]}} {{/etc/fstab}}`
- Run a command as another user and/or group:
`sudo {{[-u|--user]}} {{user}} {{[-g|--group]}} {{group}} {{id -a}}`
- Repeat the last command prefixed with `sudo` (only in Bash, Zsh, etc.):
`sudo !!`
- Launch the default shell with superuser privileges and run login-specific files (`.profile`, `.bash_profile`, etc.):
`sudo {{[-i|--login]}}`
- Launch the default shell with superuser privileges without changing the environment:
`sudo {{[-s|--shell]}}`
- Launch the default shell as the specified user, loading the user's environment and reading login-specific files (`.profile`, `.bash_profile`, etc.):
`sudo {{[-i|--login]}} {{[-u|--user]}} {{user}}`
- List the allowed (and forbidden) commands for the invoking user:
`sudo {{[-ll|--list --list]}}`