[src/trunk]: src/usr.bin/su Make example clearer, that the -c _after_ the log...

[hubertf <hubertf%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/712148dfed4f
branches:  trunk
changeset: 537744:712148dfed4f
user:      hubertf <hubertf%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sat Oct 05 14:07:04 2002 +0000

description:
Make example clearer, that the -c _after_ the login is passed to the shell.
Addresses PR 18538 by reed%reedmedia.net@localhost

diffstat:

 usr.bin/su/su.1 |  25 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (49 lines):

diff -r 65bbd0c0778f -r 712148dfed4f usr.bin/su/su.1
--- a/usr.bin/su/su.1   Sat Oct 05 13:57:11 2002 +0000
+++ b/usr.bin/su/su.1   Sat Oct 05 14:07:04 2002 +0000
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"    from: @(#)su.1  8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
-.\"    $NetBSD: su.1,v 1.23 2001/12/08 19:17:03 wiz Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: su.1,v 1.24 2002/10/05 14:07:04 hubertf Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd March 7, 2001
 .Dt SU 1
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@
 .It Fl c
 Specify a login class.
 You may only override the default class if you're already root.
+See
+.Xr login.conf 5
+for details.
 .It Fl f
 If the invoked shell is
 .Xr csh 1 ,
@@ -216,7 +219,25 @@
 su -l username
 .Ed
 .Pp
-To execute arbitrary command with privileges of user username, execute:
+When a
+.Fl c
+option is included
+.Em after
+the
+.Ar login
+name it is not a
+.Nm
+option, because any arguments after the
+.Ar login
+are passed to the shell. (See
+.Xr csh 1 ,
+.Xr ksh 1
+or
+.Xr sh 1
+for details.)
+To execute arbitrary command with privileges of user 
+.Em username ,
+execute:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 su username -c "command args"
 .Ed