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= See also =
* [http://man-wiki.net/index.php/8:sudo sudo's man page]
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* [http://linux.die.net/man/8/sudo sudo's man page]

Latest revision as of 05:31, 28 December 2013

sudo is a command that allows a non-root user to issue ("do") commands as root (superuser, "su"). The user needs to be priviledged to do this or he needs to know the root password.

Example
sudo ls /root

Will list /root for the user who calls this command.

See also