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This option, often used with only a lonely dash, allows to "simulate a login". For now, it just changes the current directory to the home of the new user.
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37 lines
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## Name
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su - switch to another user
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## Synopsis
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```sh
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$ su [-] <user>
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```
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## Description
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`su`: Switch to another user.
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When called with no user-specified, `su` defaults to switch to the *root* user. Need to enter the password if the user switch to has one.
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## Options:
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* `-`, `-l`, `--login`: Start the shell as it was a real login
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## Arguments
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* `user`: User to switch to (defaults to the user with UID 0)
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## Examples
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Switch to root user
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```sh
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$ su
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```
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Switch to another user
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```sh
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$ su nona
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```
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