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Date:      Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:17:55 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r222758 - head/usr.bin/su
Message-ID:  <201106061517.p56FHtrT036593@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: gjb (doc committer)
Date: Mon Jun  6 15:17:55 2011
New Revision: 222758
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/222758

Log:
  Document that when running 'su -m <user> -c <command>', <command> is run
  within a shell as <user>.
  
  PR:		157078
  Submitted by:	Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
  MFC after:	5 days

Modified:
  head/usr.bin/su/su.1

Modified: head/usr.bin/su/su.1
==============================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/su/su.1	Mon Jun  6 14:46:43 2011	(r222757)
+++ head/usr.bin/su/su.1	Mon Jun  6 15:17:55 2011	(r222758)
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ PAM configuration for
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 .Bl -tag -width 5n -compact
 .It Li "su -m man -c catman"
-Runs the command
-.Li catman
-as user
-.Li man .
+Starts a shell as user
+.Li man ,
+and runs the command
+.Li catman .
 You will be asked for man's password unless your real UID is 0.
 Note that the
 .Fl m



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