Use of sudo command in linux

 

  sudo - execute a command as another user.

  Format: sudo [options] command
   
  Eg1[jim@lnxserve jim]$ sudo head –n 5 /etc/passwd

  Here the command can only be run by root. But sudo helps to run the command

  by another user jim.

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