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# sudo
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> 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:
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`sudo {{less /var/log/syslog}}`
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- Edit a file as the superuser with your default editor:
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`sudo --edit {{/etc/fstab}}`
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- Run a command as another user and/or group:
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`sudo --user={{user}} --group={{group}} {{id -a}}`
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- Repeat the last command prefixed with `sudo` (only in Bash, Zsh, etc.):
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`sudo !!`
- Launch the default shell with superuser privileges and run login-specific files (`.profile`, `.bash_profile`, etc.):
`sudo --login`
- Launch the default shell with superuser privileges without changing the environment:
`sudo --shell`
- 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}}`
- List the allowed (and forbidden) commands for the invoking user:
`sudo --list`