Package: login Version: 1:4.0.18.1-3 Severity: normal quoth man su: You can use the -- argument to separate su options from the arguments supplied to the shell.
$ su -c vi -- /etc/fstab Unknown id: /etc/fstab $ su root -c vi -- /etc/fstab (... root vi session with no file loaded ...) I am trying to switch to su from sudo in most cases, because I am afraid of the latter's complexity; but running stuff with arguments is _such_ a pain with su! -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-9custom1 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages login depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libpam-modules 0.79-3.2 Pluggable Authentication Modules f ii libpam-runtime 0.79-3.2 Runtime support for the PAM librar ii libpam0g 0.79-3.2 Pluggable Authentication Modules l login recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
