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       su - run a shell with substitute user and group IDs

SYNOPSIS

       su [OPTION]... [-] [USER [ARG]...]

DESCRIPTION

       Change the effective user id and group id to that of USER.

       -, -l, --login
	      make the shell a login shell

       -c, --commmand=COMMAND
	      pass a single COMMAND to the shell with -c

       -f, --fast
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       -m, --preserve-environment
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       -p     same as -m

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	      run SHELL if /etc/shells allows it

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
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AUTHOR

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       mand

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       should give you access to the complete manual.

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