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doas:tldr:f14c4
doas: Run a command as another user.
$ doas -u ${user} ${command}
try on your machine
The doas
command in Unix-like operating systems (such as OpenBSD) is similar to sudo
and allows a user to execute a command with the privileges of another user. Here is an explanation of the provided command:
doas
: The command itself, which grants temporary superuser privileges.-u ${user}
: Specifies the user whose privileges you want to assume.${user}
is a shell variable, and its actual value should be provided at the time of execution.${command}
: Represents the command that you want to execute with escalated privileges. The value of${command}
is another shell variable that should be replaced with the actual command when using thedoas
command.
By using this command, the user running the doas
command can execute ${command}
as the ${user}
specified, assuming their privileges and rights.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.