+ -A Normally, if s\bsu\bud\bdo\bo requires a password, it will read it from
+ the current terminal. If the -\b-A\bA (_\ba_\bs_\bk_\bp_\ba_\bs_\bs) option is
+ specified, a (possibly graphical) helper program is
+ executed to read the user's password and output the
+ password to the standard output. If the SUDO_ASKPASS
+ environment variable is set, it specifies the path to the
+ helper program. Otherwise, the value specified by the
+ _\ba_\bs_\bk_\bp_\ba_\bs_\bs option in _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs(4) is used.
+
+ -a _\bt_\by_\bp_\be The -\b-a\ba (_\ba_\bu_\bt_\bh_\be_\bn_\bt_\bi_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn _\bt_\by_\bp_\be) option causes s\bsu\bud\bdo\bo to use the
+ specified authentication type when validating the user, as
+ allowed by _\b/_\be_\bt_\bc_\b/_\bl_\bo_\bg_\bi_\bn_\b._\bc_\bo_\bn_\bf. The system administrator may
+ specify a list of sudo-specific authentication methods by
+ adding an "auth-sudo" entry in _\b/_\be_\bt_\bc_\b/_\bl_\bo_\bg_\bi_\bn_\b._\bc_\bo_\bn_\bf. This
+ option is only available on systems that support BSD
+ authentication.
+
+ -b The -\b-b\bb (_\bb_\ba_\bc_\bk_\bg_\br_\bo_\bu_\bn_\bd) option tells s\bsu\bud\bdo\bo to run the given
+ command in the background. Note that if you use the -\b-b\bb
+ option you cannot use shell job control to manipulate the
+ process.
+
+ -C _\bf_\bd Normally, s\bsu\bud\bdo\bo will close all open file descriptors other
+ than standard input, standard output and standard error.
+ The -\b-C\bC (_\bc_\bl_\bo_\bs_\be _\bf_\br_\bo_\bm) option allows the user to specify a
+ starting point above the standard error (file descriptor
+ three). Values less than three are not permitted. This
+ option is only available if the administrator has enabled
+ the _\bc_\bl_\bo_\bs_\be_\bf_\br_\bo_\bm_\b__\bo_\bv_\be_\br_\br_\bi_\bd_\be option in _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs(4).
+
+ -c _\bc_\bl_\ba_\bs_\bs The -\b-c\bc (_\bc_\bl_\ba_\bs_\bs) option causes s\bsu\bud\bdo\bo to run the specified
+ command with resources limited by the specified login
+ class. The _\bc_\bl_\ba_\bs_\bs argument can be either a class name as
+ defined in _\b/_\be_\bt_\bc_\b/_\bl_\bo_\bg_\bi_\bn_\b._\bc_\bo_\bn_\bf, or a single '-' character.
+ Specifying a _\bc_\bl_\ba_\bs_\bs of - indicates that the command should
+ be run restricted by the default login capabilities for the
+ user the command is run as. If the _\bc_\bl_\ba_\bs_\bs argument
+ specifies an existing user class, the command must be run
+ as root, or the s\bsu\bud\bdo\bo command must be run from a shell that
+ is already root. This option is only available on systems
+ with BSD login classes.
+
+ -E The -\b-E\bE (_\bp_\br_\be_\bs_\be_\br_\bv_\be _\be_\bn_\bv_\bi_\br_\bo_\bn_\bm_\be_\bn_\bt) option will override the
+ _\be_\bn_\bv_\b__\br_\be_\bs_\be_\bt option in _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs(4)). It is only available when
+ either the matching command has the SETENV tag or the
+ _\bs_\be_\bt_\be_\bn_\bv option is set in _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs(4).
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+
+ -e The -\b-e\be (_\be_\bd_\bi_\bt) option indicates that, instead of running a
+ command, the user wishes to edit one or more files. In
+ lieu of a command, the string "sudoedit" is used when
+ consulting the _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file. If the user is authorized by
+ _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs the following steps are taken:
+
+ 1. Temporary copies are made of the files to be edited
+ with the owner set to the invoking user.