docs/157078: [patch] su.1: clarify use of -c as shell argument
Warren Block
wblock at wonkity.com
Mon May 16 00:00:26 UTC 2011
>Number: 157078
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [patch] su.1: clarify use of -c as shell argument
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon May 16 00:00:25 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Warren Block
>Release: 8-STABLE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD lightning 8.2-STABLE FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE #0: Sat May 14 23:49:51 MDT 2011 root at lightning:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LIGHTNING i386
>Description:
su(1) uses -c in an example, but does not explain that it is passed to a shell, not su's -c option.
>How-To-Repeat:
Compare the description of su's -c option in su.1 with the use of -c in the first example.
>Fix:
Apply patch.
Patch attached with submission follows:
--- usr.bin/su/su.1.orig 2011-05-15 16:57:35.000000000 -0600
+++ usr.bin/su/su.1 2011-05-15 17:29:24.000000000 -0600
@@ -197,10 +197,9 @@
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bl -tag -width 5n -compact
.It Li "su -m man -c catman"
-Runs the command
-.Li catman
-as user
-.Li man .
+As user
+.Li man , start a shell with the arguments
+.Dq "-c catman" .
You will be asked for man's password unless your real UID is 0.
Note that the
.Fl m
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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