lxqt-sudo-packaging/man/lxqt-sudo.1

.TH lxqt-sudo 1 "" "" "LXQt\ Module"
.SH NAME
\fBlxqt-sudo\fR, \fBlxsu\fR \- execute a command as privileged user
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBlxqt-sudo\fR \fIoption\fR [\fIcommand\fR [\fIarguments\fR]]
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\fBlxsu\fR [\fIoption\fR] [\fIcommand\fR [\fIarguments\fR]]
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\fBlxsudo\fR [\fIoption\fR] [\fIcommand\fR [\fIarguments\fR]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBlxqt-sudo\fR (and symlinks \fBlxsu\fR, \fBlxsudo\fR) is a graphical QT frontend for plain \fBsudo(8)\fR or \fBsu(1)\fR (for requesting optional password in GUI fashion).
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When invoked it simply spawns child \fIsudo\fR or \fIsu\fR process with requested \fIcommand\fR (and optional \fIarguments\fR). If \fIsudo\fR/\fIsu\fR requests user's password,
the GUI password dialog is shown and (after submit) the password is provided to backend.
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.SH OPTIONS
\fBoption\fR is one of:
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  -h|--help      Print help.
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  -v|--version   Print version information.
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  -s|--su        Use \fIsu\fR as backend (default for \fBlxqt-sudo\fR & \fBlxsudo\fR is \fIsudo\fR, for \fBlxsu\fR is \fIsu\fR).
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  -d|--sudo      Use \fIsudo\fR as backend (default for \fBlxqt-sudo\fR & \fBlxsudo\fR is \fIsudo\fR, for \fBlxsu\fR is \fIsu\fR).
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to https://github.com/lxde/lxqt/issues
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBsudo(8)\fR \fBsu(1)\fR
.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was created by \fBPalo Kisa\fR \fI<palo.kisa@gmail.com>\fR
for \fBLXQt\fR project.