GNU bug report logs - #6021
23.1.96; [NEWS] `su' and `sudo' for eshell??

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jens Petersen <petersen <at> fedoraproject.org>

Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:32:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jens Petersen <petersen <at> fedoraproject.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.1.96; [NEWS] `su' and `sudo' for eshell??
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:00:21 +1000

The current 23.2 NEWS file has an entry about su and sudo "internal
commands":

"""
*** The new built-in commands `su' and `sudo' support Tramp.
That means, they change `default-directory' to the new users value,
and let commands run under that user permissions.  It works even when
`default-directory' is already remote.  Calling the external commands
is possible by `*su' or `*sudo', respectively.
"""

It seems unclear where they can be used, though I found them available
in eshell, is that the correct context?

Thanks, Jens


In GNU Emacs 23.1.96.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.0)
 of 2010-04-21 on x86-01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
Windowing system distributor `Fedora Project', version 11.0.10800000
This bug report was last modified 15 years and 90 days ago.

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