Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Kent Friis
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 00:00

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Mr Happy... wrote:
> 
> > > > > su = Super User
> > >
> > > I stand corrected on that one...
> > >
> > > > Substitute User
> > > >
> >
> >       I have heard it to mean "switch user". Maybe I am wrong however...
> >
> > -- Yan
> >
> 
> Clear this up... Substitute User
> NAME
>        su - run a shell with substitute user and group IDs

"man su" gave this on a digital ultrix 4.4:

su - substitute a user ID

Kent
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From: Kent Friis </dev/null@ehs.dk>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/16
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