diff --git a/usr.bin/su/su.1 b/usr.bin/su/su.1 index d9d8c49b67be..7758d96dd68d 100644 --- a/usr.bin/su/su.1 +++ b/usr.bin/su/su.1 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" from: @(#)su.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94 -.\" $NetBSD: su.1,v 1.22 2001/04/04 09:44:35 wiz Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: su.1,v 1.23 2001/12/08 19:17:03 wiz Exp $ .\" .Dd March 7, 2001 .Dt SU 1 @@ -187,34 +187,6 @@ By default (unless the prompt is reset by a startup file) the super-user prompt is set to .Dq Sy \&# to remind one of its awesome power. -.Sh EXAMPLES -To become user username and use the same environment as in original shell, execute: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -su username -.Ed - -To become user username and use environment as if full login would be performed, -execute: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -su -l username -.Ed - -To execute arbitrary command with privileges of user username, execute: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -su username -c "command args" -.Ed -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr csh 1 , -.Xr kinit 1 , -.Xr login 1 , -.Xr sh 1 , -.Xr skey 1 , -.Xr setusercontext 3 , -.Xr login.conf 5 , -.Xr passwd 5 , -.Xr group 5 , -.Xr environ 7 , -.Xr kerberos 8 .Sh ENVIRONMENT Environment variables used by .Nm "" : @@ -232,6 +204,34 @@ The user ID is always the effective ID (the target user ID) after an .Nm unless the user ID is 0 (root). .El +.Sh EXAMPLES +To become user username and use the same environment as in original shell, execute: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +su username +.Ed +.Pp +To become user username and use environment as if full login would be performed, +execute: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +su -l username +.Ed +.Pp +To execute arbitrary command with privileges of user username, execute: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +su username -c "command args" +.Ed +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr csh 1 , +.Xr kinit 1 , +.Xr login 1 , +.Xr sh 1 , +.Xr skey 1 , +.Xr setusercontext 3 , +.Xr group 5 , +.Xr login.conf 5 , +.Xr passwd 5 , +.Xr environ 7 , +.Xr kerberos 8 .Sh HISTORY A .Nm