sudo

> Executes a single command as the superuser or another user.

Run a command as the superuser:

sudo {less /var/log/syslog}

Edit a file as the superuser with your default editor:

sudo --edit {/etc/fstab}

Run a command as another user and/or group:

sudo --user={user} --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 --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

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